Effect of mental workload on autonomic cardiovascular control.
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2011-10
Автори
Nikolova, R.
Danev, S.
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Централна медицинска библиотека, МУ София / Central Medical Library - MU Sofia
Резюме
Psychophysiological and occupational medicine determination
of mental work load of air traffi c controllers (ATC) reveal that ATC are exposed
to increased level of work load. The purpose of the study is to determine the
effect of mental work load on autonomic cardiovascular control assessed with
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) measures in air traffi c controllers from Sofi a airport.
Results of our study indicate that the effect of mental work load in ATC might
accelerate the ageing process and induces changes in autonomic cardiovascular
control – decrease of parasympathetic activity and increase of sympathetic
activity. The level of work load of ATC working at the airport control might induce
change of the pattern of autonomic cardiovascular control with prevalence of
the sympathetic activity. The results of our study indicate that HRV measures
might be a useful tool for the assessment of the effect of work load on autonomic
cardiovascular control.
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Address for corespondence:
Dr. Rouja Nikolova, MD;
Laboratory for Work Physiology and Psychology; National Center of Public Health Protection; 1431 Bulgaria
Ключови думи
mental work load, autonomic cardiovascular control, heart rate variability, air traffic controllers
Цитирания
R. Nikolova and S. Danev. Effect of mental workload on autonomic cardiovascular control - Acta medica bulgarica , 38, 2011, No 2,15-21.