Key result
Apple Watch monitoring yields preliminary but non-significant heart rate cycle data in medical professionals.
Why the study?
Frenetic life and work accelerate daily rhythms, making it relevant to evaluate the heart rate cycle of medical doctors during their life and work routines using smart devices.
Can smart devices be used to evaluate the heart rate cycle of medical doctors during their life/work routine?
Observational (n=3)
Can smart devices be used to evaluate the heart rate cycle of medical doctors during their life/work routine?
This preliminary study demonstrates the feasibility of using smart devices to monitor heart rate cycles in medical professionals to assess work-related stress.
Wearable HR monitoring appears feasible in physicians; leaves open whether patterns link to work stress in larger studies.
Nowadays, many people are forced to accelerate their rhythms because of frenetic life and work. Both private and professional lives intertwine, and finding the time for other activities is challenging. Time is one of the goods that has been lost or is difficult to obtain anyway. This experimental and prospective study aims to evaluate the heart rate cycle of medical doctors during their life/work routine. Thanks to technology, it is possible to monitor these parameters constantly. The results of this study are derived from a literature analysis and a trial carried out on three professionals regarding their work-related heart rate (Apple Watch®). The main limitation is represented by the sample; it is certainly small and does not provide significant results. This study represents the first step for a trial that can be carried out on a large scale; this preliminary study provides information about the heart rate cycle.
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Fiorillo et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Work-related stress (n=3). Heart rate monitoring using Apple Watch was evaluated on Heart rate cycle during life/work routine. Monitoring work-related heart rate using an Apple Watch in three medical professionals provided preliminary information about the heart rate cycle, though the small sample precluded significant results.
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