Heart Rate Variability Assessment of Land Navigation and Load Carriage Activities in Specialist Police Selection.

ABSTRACT: Police tactical group (PTG) personnel are exposed to physical, mental, and emotional stressors. Consequently, PTG selection courses (SCs) impart similar challenges, often resulting in candidate attrition. Holistic assessment may provide additional support to stakeholders given these risks. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is an objective holistic stress measure that may be applicable in PTG SCs but has not been thoroughly researched. Therefore, this study aimed to report HRV data in an end-user accessible format and determine the relationship between HRV and attrition. A total of 18 qualified Australian State law enforcement officers completed a 1-day physical readiness assessment. Of those, six males progressed to an additional two-day course, on which this study is focused. This two-day sele

SUBMITTER: Tomes CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10572114 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature