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Assessment of Stress Level of Young Undergraduates Before and After a Degree Examination Using Heart Rate Variability Analysis

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  • A. Obi

    (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria)

  • E. O. Nwobodo

    (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria)

  • U. Dimkpa

    (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria)

  • S. O. Maduka

    (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria)

  • E. Fintan

    (Enugu State University of Technology, Nigeria)

Abstract

This study aimed at assessing the value of heart rate variability (HRV) as a stress indicator before and after a final re-sit exam among healthy sixth grade medical students. Fifty participants were recruited for the study (test group, n = 30; control group, n = 20). Each participant was examined for 5 minutes pre and post exam periods using the Heartmath proprietary protocol. EmWave equipment was used to detect, record and analyze the HR and to plot out the variability in discrete percentages for low, medium and high coherences. Results indicated that mean percentage coherence score was significantly higher in the test group (p

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  • A. Obi & E. O. Nwobodo & U. Dimkpa & S. O. Maduka & E. Fintan, 2021. "Assessment of Stress Level of Young Undergraduates Before and After a Degree Examination Using Heart Rate Variability Analysis," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 3(5), pages 1-6, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:3:y:2021:i:5:id:41008
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.5.1008
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