An Objective Index of Office Workers' Well-Being Based on HRV-Derived Tone and Entropy: A 4-Week Observational Study.

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Journal of occupational and environmental medicine Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-02 DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000003629

Asuka Koshi, Kiko Shiga, Tatsuki Sugio, Keisuke Izumi, Kazumichi Minato, Michitaka Yoshimura, Momoko Kitazawa, Sayaka Hanashiro, Masaru Mimura, Hiroyuki Uchida, Taishiro Kishimoto

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Abstract

Objective: Well-being is increasingly recognized as vital for mental health, yet its relationship to heart rate variability (HRV)-particularly tone and entropy-remains unclear. We proposed using HRV tone-entropy distance to quantify worker well-being in real-world settings.

Methods: Pulse waves were measured using PC cameras in the workplace. Well-being was assessed using the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and the Flourishing Scale (FS). Correlations between these scores and tone-entropy distance were examined.

Results: Among 149 participants, significant, though small, correlations were observed between tone-entropy distance and SWLS and FS scores (r = -0.25, -0.30, respectively). A trend-level correlation was observed for PANAS positive and negative emotion. Some conventional HRV distances also showed significant correlations, but these were numerically smaller.

Conclusions: Tone-entropy distance may serve as a quantitative index of well-being.

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基于hrv衍生音调和熵的办公室员工幸福感客观指标：一项为期4周的观察研究。

目的：人们越来越认识到幸福感对心理健康至关重要，但它与心率变异性（HRV）的关系——尤其是心率和熵——仍不清楚。我们建议使用HRV音调熵距离来量化现实世界中工人的幸福感。方法：在工作场所用PC机测量脉搏波。幸福感采用生活满意度量表（SWLS）、积极和消极影响量表（PANAS）和繁荣量表（FS）进行评估。这些分数与音熵距离之间的相关性进行了检验。结果：在149名参与者中，音调熵距离与SWLS和FS评分之间存在显著但较小的相关性（r分别= -0.25,-0.30）。PANAS积极情绪与消极情绪呈趋势水平相关。一些传统的HRV距离也显示出显著的相关性，但这些数值较小。结论：音熵距离可作为幸福感的定量指标。

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