Sohail Attaur Rasool, Zaz-ur Rahman, Wajih-ur Rehman.
Use of wearable technology to measure influence of driving stress on heart rate of professional drivers.
J Saidu Med Col Jan ;10(1):35-8.

Background: Developments in wearable gadgets provides opportunity to measure human physiological parameters with accuracy and low cost. Objective: To determine the effect of driving stress on heart rate (HR) among professional drivers with a wrist-worn smart band. Cross-sectiona study conducted in . Department of Medicine B.V. Hospital Bahawalpur from November 2018 to December 2018. Material and Methods: Thirty professional minivan drivers were recruited, Heart Rate was measured during real-time driving conditions with Xiaomi Mi Band 3; we also recorded HR of passengers during the journey for comparison. Results: Heart Rate of drivers remained significantly higher as compared to passengers at different times during journey. HR of drivers at 30 min of journeying was 98.8+ 19.4, (P = 0.0001) at 60 min of journeying was 110.8 + 16.7, (P = <0.0001) at 90 min of journeying was 133.4 + 22.5, (P = <0.0001) at the end of journeying was 153.9 + 19.1. Conclusion: Driving is a notable stress factor affecting cardiovascular health.

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