Key result
Perceived academic stress is linked to autonomic imbalance among female health professions students.
Why the study?
Health professions students face severe academic stress and lifestyle factors that may influence autonomic regulation, warranting evaluation of their HRV profiles.
Population
237 health professions students (81.4% females)
Comparison
Academic stress and lifestyle factors vs resting HRV profiles
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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HRV associations with stress and lifestyle in students are hypothesis-generating; leaves open causal links and intervention effects.
Cross-Sectional (n=237)
p-value: p=0.013
Perceived academic stress is significantly associated with autonomic imbalance in female health professions students, highlighting the physiological impact of educational stress.
Alawad et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Academic stress (n=237). Perceived academic stress and lifestyle factors was evaluated on Autonomic imbalance (low HRV, parasympathetic dominance, or sympathetic dominance) (p=0.013). Perceived academic stress was significantly associated with autonomic imbalance among female health professions students (p=0.013), with 35.0% of all students exhibiting autonomic imbalance.
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