Building resilience in an urban police department

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson AA ; Chung S ; Franke WD ; Hein M ; Perkhounkova Y ; Ramey SL ; Anderson AA ; Chung S ; Franke WD ; Hein M ; Perkhounkova Y ; Ramey SL
• Description:
  Objective: The aim of this study is to examine a resilience training intervention that impacts autonomic responses to stress and improves cardiovascular risk, psychological, and physiological outcomes in police. Methods: Officers [(n = 38) 22 to 54 years] modified emotional and physical responses to stress using self-regulation. Measurements include psychological and physiological measures [eg, heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure, C-reactive protein)] obtained at three time intervals. Results: Age was significantly (P < 0.05) associated with changes on several measures of psychological stress (eg, critical incident stress, emotional vitality, and depression). Associations were found between coherence and improved HbA1c (r = -0.66, P < 0.001) and stress due to organizational pressures (r = -0.44, P = 0.03). Improvements in sympathetic and parasympathetic contributors of HRV were significant (P < 0.03). Conclusion: A stress-resilience intervention improves certain responses to job stress with greater benefits for younger participants. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Mental Health Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Blood Pressure Cardiovascular Function Cardiovascular System Cardiovascular System Disease Cardiovascular System Disorders Heart Rate Physiological Effects Physiological Stress Physiology Proteins Psychological Stress Psychology Risk Factors Stress Total Worker Health Training TWH

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048456
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2016 Aug; 58(8):796-804
• Contact Point Address:
  Sandra L. Ramey, PhD, RN, University of Iowa, CNB 464, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  sandra-ramey@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Public Safety ; Manufacturing ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:364e0c1560c0279e0eb3b79415ee9c9637fb381383deb04063f54c105b9de866815183f2005e0c859a1300a200d432aa6adbe44cfded066f18ba9f15036a30bc
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203207/cdc_203207_DS1.pdf
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