Investigating Occupational Stress in ICU Nurses: A Comparative Analysis of Mental and Physical Stress Using Heart Rate Variability and Wrist-Worn Accelerometer Data
Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Published online on January 16, 2026
Abstract
Human Factors, Volume 68, Issue 5, Page 545-562, May 2026.
ObjectiveThis study examined a novel method to differentiate between mental and physical stress using Baevsky’s Enhanced Stress Technique.BackgroundOccupational stress events, whether mental or physical, are handled by the sympathetic and parasympathetic ...
ObjectiveThis study examined a novel method to differentiate between mental and physical stress using Baevsky’s Enhanced Stress Technique.BackgroundOccupational stress events, whether mental or physical, are handled by the sympathetic and parasympathetic ...