Usefulness of heart rate variability indices in assessing the risk of an unsuccessful return to work after sick leave in depressed patients

• Main Authors: Toshikazu Shinba (Author), Keizo Murotsu (Author), Yosuke Usui (Author), Yoshinori Andow (Author), Hiroshi Terada (Author), Mami Takahashi (Author), Rie Takii (Author), Michiko Urita (Author), Satoshi Sakuragawa (Author), Miwa Mochizuki (Author), Nobutoshi Kariya (Author), Saori Matsuda (Author), Yusuke Obara (Author), Hanae Matsuda (Author), Yoshitaka Tatebayashi (Author), Yoshiki Matsuda (Author), Go Mugishima (Author), Takaki Nedachi (Author), Guanghao Sun (Author), Tomoko Inoue (Author), Takemi Matsui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aim The present study aimed to examine whether heart rate variability (HRV) indices in depressed patients measured at return to work after sick leave are related to the outcome of reinstatement. Methods This study included 30 workers who took a leave of absence due to major depressive disor...