Tonello Laís, Rodrigues Fábio B, Souza Jeniffer W S, Campbell Carmen S G, Leicht Anthony S, Boullosa Daniel A
Department of Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia Brasilia, Brazil.
Institute of Sport and Exercise Science, James Cook University Queensland, QLD, Australia.
Front Physiol. 2014 Feb 21;5:67. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00067. eCollection 2014.
Physical activity (PA) and exercise are often used as tools to reduce stress and therefore the risk for developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Meanwhile, heart rate variability (HRV) has been utilized to assess both stress and PA or exercise influences. The objective of the present review was to examine the current literature in regards to workplace stress, PA/exercise and HRV to encourage further studies. We considered original articles from known databases (PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge) over the last 10 years that examined these important factors. A total of seven studies were identified with workplace stress strongly associated with reduced HRV in workers. Longitudinal workplace PA interventions may provide a means to improve worker stress levels and potentially cardiovascular risk with mechanisms still to be clarified. Future studies are recommended to identify the impact of PA, exercise, and fitness on stress levels and HRV in workers and their subsequent influence on cardiovascular health.
身体活动（PA）和运动常被用作减轻压力的手段，从而降低患心血管疾病（CVD）的风险。同时，心率变异性（HRV）已被用于评估压力以及PA或运动的影响。本综述的目的是研究当前关于工作场所压力、PA/运动和HRV的文献，以鼓励进一步的研究。我们考虑了过去10年来自知名数据库（PubMed、ISI Web of Knowledge）中研究这些重要因素的原始文章。共确定了7项研究，发现工作场所压力与工人HRV降低密切相关。纵向的工作场所PA干预可能提供一种改善工人压力水平并潜在降低心血管风险的方法，其机制仍有待阐明。建议未来的研究确定PA、运动和健身对工人压力水平和HRV的影响及其随后对心血管健康的影响。
