Population
221 working-age adults who were overweight and psychologically distressed.
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
1-3 workdays
Key result
Higher subjective self-reported stress was significantly associated with higher objective HRV-based stress (r = 0.209) and lower objective recovery (r = -0.137) on workdays.
Authors
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May complement subjective reports with HRV metrics in workers; leaves open clinical utility pending prospective validation.
Cross-Sectional (n=221)
Yes
Effect estimate: r = 0.209 (95% CI 0.075 to 0.343)
p-value: p=0.002
Subjective self-reported stress correlates with objective physiological stress measured by heart rate variability, suggesting objective assessment provides an additional dimension to stress evaluation.
Föhr et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Overweight and psychologically distressed (n=221). Subjective stress (Perceived Stress Scale) was evaluated on Correlation between subjective stress and objective HRV-based stress (age- and sex-adjusted) (r = 0.209, 95% CI 0.075 to 0.343, p=0.002). Higher subjective self-reported stress was significantly associated with higher objective HRV-based stress (r = 0.209) and lower objective recovery (r = -0.137) on workdays.