Continuous heart rate variability monitoring-understanding patterns of stress and recovery and their relationship with self-reported burnout, resilience and well-being in doctors: a protocol for a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The medical profession is facing an unprecedented crisis. Reasons for this are complex and multifactorial; however, rising rates of burnout will undoubtedly contribute to problems with recruitment and retention. Chronic workplace stress, whereby there are insufficient resources available to meet the demands doctors face, is a contributor to burnout. There are a wide variety of available self-report measures for stress, with heart rate variability (HRV) shown to be a biomarker of stress and recovery in doctors. We aim to triangulate continuous HRV measurements with validated self-report measures and qualitative data to better understand the patterns of stress and recovery.

Methods and analysis

This study has a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design. Particip

SUBMITTER: Kane L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12161347 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature