The relationship of psychological stress and interest levels to the cardiac response of athletic trainers
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This study investigated the relationship of psychological stress and interest levels to the cardiac response of athletic trainers. The primary purpose of this study investigated the effects of psychological stress induced by player injuries during athletic events on the cardiac responses of seven athletic trainers. The secondary purpose of this study examined whether or not there was a notable difference in the trainers' interest level during coverage of athletic events, and if lower interest resulted in higher stress at the time of injury. A total of seven athletic trainers, from the professional and college levels, agreed to be subjects. The Uniq CIC Heartwatch, model 8799, was utilized to record the cardiac responses of the trainers during all of the athletic events. Records of the trainers actions, or interest levels, were kept for all trainers. These results were then matched to their corresponding heart rates. The subjects also completed a post-observation questionnaire. The trainers' resting heart rate and maximal heart rate were obtained by researcher recordings and mathematical equations, respectively. Each trainer's heart rates recorded during the coverage of athletic events was shown as a percentage above each trainer's resting heart rate, and as a percentage of each trainer's maximal heart rate. In addition, comparisons were formed between the interest levels and cardiac responses of the professional and college level trainers.
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