Toivanen H, Länsimies E, Jokela V, Hänninen O
Department of Physiology, University of Kuopio, Finland.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 1993 Oct;19(5):319-25. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.1468.
The work-related strain of 50 female hospital cleaners and 48 female bank employees was recorded during a period of rationalization in the workplace, and the effect of daily relaxation to help the workers cope was tested. The subjects were arranged into age-matched pairs and randomly allocated into intervention and reference groups. The intervention period lasted six months. The relaxation method was brief and easily introduced as an alternative break in the workplace. Each training session lasted 15 min. A microcomputer-based system was used to record heart rate variability in response to quiet breathing, the Valsalva maneuver, deep breathing, and active orthostatic tests. Cardiac reflexes indicated that occupational strain (especially of a mental nature) caused the functioning of the autonomic nervous system to deteriorate. Regular deep relaxation normalized the function and improved the ability to cope.
在工作场所合理化期间，记录了50名女性医院清洁工和48名女性银行员工的工作相关压力，并测试了每日放松对帮助员工应对压力的效果。将受试者按年龄匹配成组，并随机分为干预组和对照组。干预期持续六个月。放松方法简单易行，可作为工作场所的替代休息方式。每次训练持续15分钟。使用基于微型计算机的系统记录静息呼吸、瓦尔萨尔瓦动作、深呼吸和主动直立试验时的心率变异性。心脏反射表明职业压力（尤其是精神性压力）导致自主神经系统功能恶化。定期深度放松可使功能正常化并提高应对能力。
