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Association between occupational burnout and heart rate variability: A pilot study in a high-tech company in Taiwan.
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- Biological Markers of Burnout Severity: A Systematic Review.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2026Pooled it
- Heart rate variability as a dual-use digital biomarker: integrating clinical, AI, and operational perspectives on human performance and resilience.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Yoga therapy for mental resilience in technology-driven occupational settings: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine · 2026Review
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- Psychophysiological correlates of professional experience among female teachers of secondary schools in Kazakhstan.PloS one · 2026Article
- Heart rate variability and burnout risk among healthy employees in jobs involving interaction with others.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- 'Hidden' anger as a risk factor for operational health: An exploratory approach among French military personnel.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2025Article
- The cross-sectional association between cardiometabolic index and abdominal aortic calcification in U.S. adults: evidence from NHANES 2013-2014.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Investigating learning burnout and academic performance among management students: a longitudinal study in English courses.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Aromatherapy at Relieving the Work-Related Stress of Nursing Staff from Various Hospital Departments during COVID-19.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hospital Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Hospital-Based Repeated Measures Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Burnout and Cardiovascular Risk in Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- High prevalence of burnout syndrome among medical and nonmedical residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2022Article
- Subjective and objective demands on different types of differential stress inventory.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2021Article
- A Scoping Review of Health Information Technology in Clinician Burnout.Applied clinical informatics · 2021Article
- Effects of participatory workplace improvement program on stress-related biomarkers and self-reported stress among university hospital nurses: a preliminary study.Industrial health · 2021Article
- Simulation as a Training Method for Electricity Workers' Safety.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Transtheoretical Model Is Better Predictor of Physiological Stress than Perceived Stress Scale and Work Ability Index among Office Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Burnout Syndrome Among Hospital Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Civil War: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
Work stress and burnout have become important issues. Changes in work patterns frequently, long working hours, and too much pressure among workers in high-tech companies may result in the chronic fatigue symptoms and increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, even leading to sudden death. Changes of heart rate variability (HRV) can be treated as a warning from the autonomic nervous systems and as a long-term monitoring method for chronic disease, for example, cardiovascular diseases and sudden death. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between occupational burnout and HRV.Proportional stratified convenient sampling was performed and in total, 120 individuals participated in this study. Questionnaires and the "occupational burnout inventory" were used to collect biographical and burnout information. A novel wrist physiological monitor was used to measure autonomic nervous system-related data, including HRV, low-frequency (LF) %, high-frequency (HF) %, and LF/HF ratio. Descriptive statistics and logistic regressions were computed using SPSS 17.0 (Chinese version, IBM Corp., New York, NY).The results show that participants who were 20 to 25 years old, work overtime because of onerous personal tasks, had a medical history, and recently felt unwell have higher "personal burnout." "Participants with a graduate degree, with onerous tasks, who were indirect staff, and with a regular-hour job tended to overcommit to their work." Significant associations were found among medical history, recently feeling unwell, and "work-related burnout." There was a positive association between HRV and job seniority. LF%, HF%, and LF/HF ratio were significantly correlated with job category. "Work overcommitment" was related to LF/HF ratio among men. Some items in "personal burnout" and "work overcommitment" were also associated with HRV among women.The findings suggest that the measurement of HRV can be applied in occupational settings to assess burnout. It not only allows administrators to quickly select the colleagues who need health care, but also provides timely and appropriate care, thereby promoting the health of the worker.
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