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Measuring allostatic load in the workforce: a systematic review.
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Employment and working conditions and risk of suicidal behaviors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2026Pooled it
- Workplace bullying, symptoms of anxiety and the interaction with leadership quality - a longitudinal study using dynamic panel models with fixed effects.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2023Pooled it
- Allostatic Load Measurement: A Systematic Review of Reviews, Database Inventory, and Considerations for Neighborhood Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Allostatic Load in Cancer: A Systematic Review and Mini Meta-Analysis.Biological research for nursing · 2021Pooled it
- Health outcomes of psychosocial stress within firefighters: A systematic review of the research landscape.Journal of occupational health · 2021Pooled it
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- Heart rate variability and occupational stress-systematic review.Industrial health · 2018Pooled it
- Beyond Food Promotion: A Systematic Review on the Influence of the Food Industry on Obesity-Related Dietary Behaviour among Children.Nutrients · 2015Pooled it
- HRV-based workplace consultation for managers: a randomized controlled trial on enhancing biopsychosocial awareness and reducing perceived stress.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Neurobiological and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of a Deep Diaphragmatic Breathing Technique Based on Neofunctional Psychotherapy: A Pilot RCT.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2024Trial
- Mindfulness and music interventions in the workplace: assessment of sustained attention and working memory using a crowdsourcing approach.BMC psychology · 2022Trial
- Network Analysis of Sleep, Mental Health, and Stress in Korean Dentists.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Age, Allostatic Load, Residential Setting, and Self-Reported Diet Choices Among Older Poles.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Human limits in next-generation fighter aviation: psychophysiological stressors, readiness, health, performance, and countermeasures.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- Beyond burnout: occupational risk pathways linking stress, sleep, and multisystem morbidity in correctional officers.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Integrating allostasis and emerging technologies to study complex diseases.Communications biology · 2025Review
- Can allostatic load cross over? Short-term work and nonwork stressor pile-up on parent and adolescent diurnal cortisol, physical symptoms, and sleep.The Journal of applied psychology · 2025Article
- Exploring Allostatic Load as an Objective Measure of Stress Among U.S. Women With and Without HIV: A Pilot Study.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2025Article
- Allostatic load and cancer risk, progression, and mortality in epidemiologic studies.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- The 4Rs Framework of Sports Nutrition: An Update with Recommendations to Evaluate Allostatic Load in Athletes.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
The Allostatic Load Index (ALI) has been used to establish associations between stress and health-related outcomes. This review summarizes the measurement and methodological challenges of allostatic load in occupational settings. Databases of Medline, PubPsych, and Cochrane were searched to systematically explore studies measuring ALI in working adults following the PRISMA statement. Study characteristics, biomarkers and methods were tabulated. Methodological quality was evaluated using a standardized checklist. Sixteen articles (2003-2013) met the inclusion criteria, with a total of 39 (range 6-17) different variables used to calculate ALI. Substantial heterogeneity was observed in the number and type of biomarkers used, the analytic techniques applied and study quality. Particularly, primary mediators were not regularly included in ALI calculation. Consensus on methods to measure ALI in working populations is limited. Research should include longitudinal studies using multi-systemic variables to measure employees at risk for biological wear and tear.
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