ArticleNeuropsychopharmacology reports2020
Usefulness of heart rate variability indices in assessing the risk of an unsuccessful return to work after sick leave in depressed patients.
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- Autonomic characterization in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder assessed by heart rate variability measurement during a three-behavioral state paradigm: A pilot study.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2025Article
- Major Depressive Disorder and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Show Characteristic Heart Rate Variability Profiles Reflecting Autonomic Dysregulations: Differentiation by Linear Discriminant Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Screening for Major Depressive Disorder Using a Wearable Ultra-Short-Term HRV Monitor and Signal Quality Indices.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Impact of Meditation-Based Lifestyle Modification on HRV in Outpatients With Mild to Moderate Depression: An Exploratory Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Return-to-Work Screening by Linear Discriminant Analysis of Heart Rate Variability Indices in Depressed Subjects.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Cognitive impairment and C-reactive protein in clinically stable schizophrenia outpatients: a focus on sex differences.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Usefulness of heart rate variability indices in assessing the risk of an unsuccessful return to work after sick leave in depressed patients.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
aimThe present study aimed to examine whether heart rate variability (HRV) indices in depressed patients measured at return to work after sick leave are related to the outcome of reinstatement.
methodsThis study included 30 workers who took a leave of absence due to major depressive disorder. HRV was measured twice, once when participants left work and another when they returned to work. One month after returning to work, 19 participants continued their original work (successful return group), while 11 failed to perform their original work (unsuccessful return group). HRV indices including high- and low-frequency components (HF and LF) were calculated in three conditions within a session lasting for about 5 minutes, initial rest (Rest), mental task (Task), and rest after task (After), and were compared between the two participant groups. Psychological states were evaluated using Self-rating Depression Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
resultsNo significant differences were observed in the HRV indices on leaving work between groups. On returning to work, the "unsuccessful return group" exhibited lower HF Rest score, higher HF Task/Rest ratio, and higher LF/HF Rest score than the "successful return group." Psychological scores improved in both groups.
conclusionThese results indicate that autonomic dysregulations revealed by HRV measurement at return to work after a leave of absence in MDD patients were related to the outcome of reinstatement and can serve as useful information for the assessment of the risk of unsuccessful return.
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