Wellbuilt for wellbeing: Controlling relative humidity in the workplace matters for our health.

ABSTRACT: This study offers a new perspective on the role of relative humidity in strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of office workers. A lack of studies of sufficient participant size and diversity relating relative humidity (RH) to measured health outcomes has been a driving factor in relaxing thermal comfort standards for RH and removing a lower limit for dry air. We examined the association between RH and objectively measured stress responses, physical activity (PA), and sleep quality. A diverse group of office workers (n = 134) from four well-functioning federal buildings wore chest-mounted heart rate variability monitors for three consecutive days, while at the same time, RH and temperature (T) were measured in their workplaces. Those who spent the majority of their time at the off

SUBMITTER: Razjouyan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6973066 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature