Outcomes
Variables | Type of measurements | Modalities of measurement | References |
Stress and cardiovascular risk biomarkers | Heart rate variability | Holter | 81 |
Skin conductance | Wristband electrodes – Movisens | 37 | |
Blood flow velocity | Laser speckle contrast imaging | 82 83 | |
Myocardial longitudinal strain | Speckle tracking echocardiography | 38 39 | |
Genetic polymorphisms | Polymorphism of the ACE | Blood cells | 48–51 |
Polymorphism of the serotonin | Blood cells | 52–54 | |
Demographics* | Age, gender, qualification, personal work status, ethnicity, life and occupational events | Questionnaire | 10 |
Clinical measurements | Height, weight, blood pressure, heart rate and waist circumference | ||
Body composition | Muscle mass, fat mass and bone structure | Impedance metre | 36 |
Densitometry X-ray absorption | 35 | ||
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography | 73–75 | ||
Quantitative ultrasounds | 84 | ||
Psychology and quality of life | Depression | HAD (seven items) | 57 |
Anxiety | HAD (seven items) Hamilton Scale for Anxiety (seven items) | 57 | |
State and Trait Anxiety Inventory | 58 59 | ||
General health | General Health Questionnaire SF-36 (36 items) | 71 | |
Quality of life | Brief Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale (11 items) | 85 | |
Stress, fatigue and sleep | 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale | 10 | |
Burnout | Maslach Burnout Inventory | 56 | |
Mindfulness | Mindfulness Fribourg Mindfulness Inventory | 22 23 | |
Coping | Brief COPE questionnaire | 60 | |
Emotions | Emotion Regulation Questionnaire | 61 | |
Perception of work | Karasek’s Job Content Questionnaire | 63 | |
Self-efficacy | Perceived Self-efficacy Scale | 64 | |
Alexithymia | Toronto Alexithymia Scale | 65–67 | |
Illness perception | Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire | 68 69 | |
Metacognition | Metacognition Questionnaire | 70 | |
Personal resources | Trait perception of workplace stress | Inner Correspondence/Peaceful Harmony with practices (17 items) | 86 |
Lifestyle | Smoking, alcohol, coffee and food intake | Questionnaires | 10 |
Physical activity | Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire | 72 | |
Alloplastic load | HbA1c, HDLC and LDLC and TG | EDTA tube | 35 |
Cortisol | Dry tube, serum isolation and deep-freezing | 46 47 | |
DHEAS | Dry tube, serum isolation and deep-freezing | 46 47 | |
Leptin | Dry tube, serum isolation and deep-freezing | 35 | |
Ghrelin | Dry tube, serum isolation and deep-freezing | 7 41 | |
BDNF | Dry tube, serum isolation and deep-freezing | 42–44 | |
Proinflammatory cytokines: IL-1β, IL-6, IL-1 and TNFα | Dry tube, serum isolation and deep-freezing | 35 | |
NPY | Dry tube, serum isolation and deep-freezing | 45 | |
Telomere length | Blood, analysis by southern blot or PCR | 55 |
*Adjustment variables.
BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor ; COPE, Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced; COPE, Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced; DHEAS, Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate; HAD, Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDLC, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IL, interleukin; LDLC, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NPY, Neuropeptide Y; SF-36, 36-Item Short Form health survey; TG, triglyceride; TNFα, tumour necrosis factor alpha.