Heart rate variability changes in business process outsourcing employees working in shifts

• Published in: Indian pacing and electrophysiology journal Vol. 10; no. 10; pp. 439 - 446
• Main Authors: Kunikullaya, Kirthana U, Kirthi, Suresh K, Venkatesh, D, Goturu, Jaisri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Indian Heart Rhythm Society 31.10.2010
• Subjects: Original; autonomic functions; shift work; Heart rate variability; business process outsourcing

Irregular and poor quality sleep is common in business process outsourcing (BPO) employees due to continuous shift working. The influence of this on the cardiac autonomic activity was investigated by the spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV). 36 night shift BPO employees (working from 22...