Key result
General duty police work induces significant physical and psycho-social stress, with the highest heart rate reactivity occurring just prior to and during critical incidents.
Population
Police officers during general duty police work (data collected through 76 full shift ride-alongs)
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
Full shift
Authors
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Objective monitoring supports stress protocols for officers; extends self-report data with HR measures but leaves causal effects and interventions open.
Observational (n=76)
Objective heart rate monitoring confirms that police officers experience significant anticipatory and incident-related stress during shifts, highlighting the need for debriefing and stress management training.
Andérson et al. (2002) conducted an observational in Police officer stress (n=76). General duty police work was evaluated on Heart rate as a primary indicator of autonomic nervous system activation. General duty police work induces significant physical and psycho-social stress, with the highest heart rate reactivity occurring just prior to and during critical incidents.
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