title: Stress of Kindergarten teachers: How we tried to detect and to reduce it by using a small and wearable ECG and acceleration measuring device?
abstract: In 2014 school year, four female teachers of Nazareth Kindergarten decided to resign (DRT) due to workplace stress caused by human relationships between themselves. Our preliminary interview investigation revealed there was a stressor (STR), a certain elder female teacher and her less polite words and attitude. Using small and wearable ECG and acceleration measuring device, we measured 24 hour's autonomic nervous system's activity (ASNA) and sleep behavior of the STR and surrounding teachers, and tried to evaluate their stress objectively and to understand the reason of STR's less polite behaviors. For comparison, we also measured female Mind-Body Medicine (MBM) patients suffering adjustment disorder and clinical depression.
authors.forename: Shigenori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shirouzu
authors.forename: Yumeka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seno
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tobioka
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masaki
authors.forename: Kiyotaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasumatsu
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mishima
authors.forename: Hisanobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D026441:Mind-Body Therapies; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D017132:Workplace