Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Camaldoli 64, 20138, Milan, Italy.
Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Della Commenda 19, 20122, Milan, Italy.
Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 14;14(1):3727. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54283-7.
Remote work (REMOTE) causes an overlap between working and domestic demands. The study of the cardiac autonomic profile (CAP) by means of heart rate variability (HRV) provides information about the impact of REMOTE on workers' health. The primary aim was to determine whether CAP, self-perceived stress, environmental and workstation comfort are modified during REMOTE. The secondary aim was to explore how these indices are influenced by individual and environmental work-related factors. Fifty healthy office employees alternating REMOTE and in-office (OFFICE) working were enrolled, rated self-perceived stress, environmental and workstation comfort using a visual analogue scale and performed a 24-h electrocardiogram during REMOTE and OFFICE. Stress was lower (5.6 ± 2.2 vs. 6.4 ± 1.8), environmental comfort higher (7.7 ± 1.9 vs. 7.0 ± 1.5), and the workstation comfort poorer (6.2 ± 1.8 vs. 7.5 ± 1.2) during REMOTE. CAP was similar during REMOTE and OFFICE. CAP was influenced by some work-related factors, including the presence of offspring, absence of a dedicated workspace during REMOTE and number of working hours. All these variables determined a decreased vagal modulation. The working setting seems to impact the levels of perceived stress and comfort, but not the CAP. However, individual and environmental work-related factors reduce cardiac vagal modulation during REMOTE, potentially increasing the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
远程工作（REMOTE）导致工作和家庭需求重叠。通过心率变异性（HRV）研究心脏自主神经谱（CAP）可以提供有关 REMOTE 对工人健康影响的信息。主要目的是确定 CAP、自我感知压力、环境和工作站舒适度是否在 REMOTE 期间发生变化。次要目的是探讨这些指数如何受到个体和环境工作相关因素的影响。五十名健康的办公室员工交替进行远程工作和办公室工作（OFFICE），使用视觉模拟量表评估自我感知压力、环境和工作站舒适度，并在 REMOTE 和 OFFICE 期间进行 24 小时心电图监测。远程工作时压力较低（5.6±2.2 比 6.4±1.8），环境舒适度较高（7.7±1.9 比 7.0±1.5），工作站舒适度较差（6.2±1.8 比 7.5±1.2）。CAP 在 REMOTE 和 OFFICE 期间相似。CAP 受到一些工作相关因素的影响，包括是否有子女、远程工作时是否有专用工作空间以及工作时间长短。所有这些变量都决定了迷走神经调节的减少。工作环境似乎会影响感知压力和舒适度水平，但不会影响 CAP。然而，个体和环境工作相关因素会降低 REMOTE 期间的心脏迷走神经调节，可能会增加患心血管疾病的风险。
