Purpose There is increasing interest in the use of heart rate variability (HRV) as an objective
measurement of mental stress in the surgical setting. To identify areas of improvement, the …

Real-time mental stress monitoring from surgeons and surgical staff in operating rooms may
reduce surgical injuries, improve performance and quality of medical care, and accelerate …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the stress suffered by medical residents as the result of
being on call for 24 hours, from a multidimensional approach. Two groups of medical …

Psychiatric nurses often experience burnout and other mental health symptoms. However,
few studies have examined these phenomena and gender‐specific associated factors …

The importance of workers' well-being has been recognized in recent years. The
assessment of well-being has been subjective, and few studies have sought potential …

Background Minimum rest is mandated in high stake industries such as aviation. The current
system of healthcare provision permits on-call surgeons to work in sleep deprived states …

This study used ambient heart rate monitoring among health care workers to determine
whether a novel measure of heart rate variability (HRV), as well as sleep disturbances …

Background While a degree of stress facilitates learning and task performance, excessive
stress in surgeons may lead to poor patient outcomes, with maladaptive stress a risk factor …

Simple Summary A surgeon's feelings and his/her autonomic nervous system (ANS)
response during interventions represent direct indicators of comfort, comfortability, dexterity …

Background Chronic sleep deprivation combined with work during the night is known to
affect performance and compromise residents' own safety. The aim of this study was to …