Tavoian Dallin, Craighead Daniel H
Arizona Respiratory Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Integrative Physiology of Aging Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States.
Front Physiol. 2023 Jan 12;14:1040091. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1040091. eCollection 2023.
Hypertension is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease and daily deep breathing exercise (DBE) is a promising intervention to reduce blood pressure and stress in adults. DBE is simple, time-efficient, and does not require specialized equipment, allowing participation in a wide variety of settings. The workplace is an ideal setting to implement DBE at the national level for several reasons, including a large proportion of waking hours spent in the workplace, high levels of sedentary time at work, prevalence of work-related stress, and regular breaks throughout the day potentially reducing worker error. While the degree of adherence to daily workplace DBE will be the responsibility of the individual, employers and managers can (and should) do much to remove barriers to participation. Specifically, this could include: implementing regular short breaks or classes to perform DBE throughout the day, covering subscription costs for smartphone applications that guide DBE, and creating incentive programs for continuing DBE participation. Implementing DBE in the workplace is a pragmatic approach to provide a low-cost blood pressure and stress reduction therapy to a substantial portion of the adult population in the US, at least 50% of whom have high blood pressure.
高血压是心血管疾病的主要促成因素，而日常深呼吸练习（DBE）是一种很有前景的干预措施，可降低成年人的血压和压力。DBE简单、省时，且不需要专门设备，能在各种环境中进行。工作场所是在全国范围内实施DBE的理想环境，原因有几个，包括大部分清醒时间都在工作场所度过、工作时久坐时间长、工作相关压力普遍存在，以及全天定期休息可能减少工人失误。虽然个人有责任坚持日常工作场所的DBE，但雇主和经理可以（也应该）在消除参与障碍方面发挥很大作用。具体来说，这可能包括：全天安排定期的短暂休息或课程来进行DBE，支付指导DBE的智能手机应用程序的订阅费用，以及制定持续参与DBE的激励计划。在美国，至少5０%的成年人患有高血压，在工作场所实施DBE是一种务实的方法，可为很大一部分成年人口提供低成本的降血压和减压疗法。
