Heart Rate Variability-Measured Stress and Academic Achievement in Medical Students

• Published in: Medical principles and practice Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 193 - 200
• Main Authors: Yoo, Hyo Hyun, Yune, So Jung, Im, Sun Ju, Kam, Bee Sung, Lee, Sang Yeoup
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Alcohol; Gender differences; Heart rate; Males; Medical students; Medicine; Nervous system; Original Paper; Smoking; Stress; Medical education; General practice; Primary health care; Clinical sciences

Objectives: Stress can affect learning and memory in students. Previous studies on stress in students were conducted mainly through surveys. We investigated how heart rate variability (HRV)-measured stress is related to academic achievement in medical students during clerkship. Subjects and Methods:...