| Title | Author | Year | Journal/Proceedings | Study design & Population | Category | Physiological parameter(s) | Insights on findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resting state heart rate variability and false memories |
Feeling N, Williams DP, Speller LF, Loftus EF, Koenig J & Thayer JF | 2021 | International Journal of Psychophysiology, 159, 17-22 | Experimental study; Undergraduate students, n = 71 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard2 was used for data collection in a study assessing a possible link between resting HRV with memory encoding and retrieval.n = 71 undergraduate students. |
| Ambulatory Heart Rate Variability in Schizophrenia or Depression |
Bengtsson J, Olsson E, Igelström H, Persson J & Bodén R | 2021 | J Clin Psychopharmacol. 41(2): 121–128. | Cross-sectional study; 80 patients and 64 healthy controls, n = 144 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard2 was used to collect HRV data in a study exploring how demographic, lifestyle, and pharmacological factors contribute to the HRV metrics in schizophrenia and depression patients. |
| Dissociating cognitive, behavioral and physiological stress-related responses through dorsolateral prefrontal cortex inhibition | Era V, Carnevali L, Thayer JF, Candid M, Ottaviani C | 2021 | Psychoneuroendocrinology, Volume 124 | Experimental study; Students, n = 32 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Bodyguard2 was used for data collection in a study exploring the effects of noninvasive brain stimulation techniques in the regulation of stress-related cognitive processes and physiological responses. |
| Religiously oriented mindfulness for social workers: effects on mindfulness, heart rate variability, and personal burnout |
Trammel RC, Park G & Karlsson I | 2020 | Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2020.1818358 | Intervention study; adults, n = 22 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard2 was used to collect HRV data in a study exploring the effects of a Religiously Oriented Mindfulness (ROM) on mindfulness, cardiac vagal tone, and personal burnout. |
| Social anxiety symptoms, heart rate variability, and vocal emotion recognition in women: evidence for parasympathetically-mediated positivity bias |
Madison A, Vasey M, Emery CF & Kiecolt-Glaser JK | 2020 | Anxiety, Stress & Coping, DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2020.1839733 | Experimental study; Female undergraduates, n = 124 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 was used to record RR-intervals in a study that examined the associations among social anxiety symptoms, HRV, and vocal emotion recognition. |
| The Effects of Presleep Slow Breathing and Music Listening on Polysomnographic Sleep Measures – a pilot trial |
Kuula L, Halonen R, Kajanto K, Lipsanen J et al. | 2020 | Nature Scientific Reports 10:7427 | Randomized controlled trial; Young adults, n = 20 | Measurement | HRV | The study used Firstbeat Bodyguard2 and Firstbeat Cloud for HRV analysis when exploring the effects of presleep slow breathing and music listening conditions on sleep quality, EEG power spectral density and HRV. |
| Equal health at work? Protocol for an observational study of work organisation, workload and musculoskeletal complaints among women and men in grocery retail |
Mathiassen SE, Bolin M, Olofsdotter G & Johansson E | 2020 | BMJ Open, 10(1): e032409. | Description of study protocol | – | – | The study describes a study protocol for a study that will use Firstbeat Bodyguard2 to explore workloads in men and women working at grocecy retail. |
| Cardioceptive accuracy is associated with arousal but not with valence and perceived exertion under physical load |
Köteles F, Teufel B, Körmendi J, Ferentzi E & Szemerszky R | 2020 | “Psychophysiology, 57 (9): e13620″ |
Experimental study; Young adults, n = 67 | Measurement | HR | HR was measured using Firstbeat Heart rate monitoring belts and Sports software in a study assessing the associations between cardioceptive accuracy and characteristics of the affective response during physical activity. |
| A Contact-Free, Ballistocardiography-Based Monitoring System (Emfit QS) for Measuring Nocturnal Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability: Validation Study |
Vesterinen V, Rinkinen N & Nummela A | 2020 | JMIR Biomed Eng 5(1):e16620 | Evaluation study; Healthy participants, n = 20 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Bodyguard2 was used as an ECG-based reference device for ballistocardiography-based HR monitoring system. |
| Exploring the relationship between geomagnetic activity and human heart rate variability | Mattoni M, Ahn S, Fröhlich C et al. | 2020 | Eur J Appl Physiol 120, 1371–1381 | Cross-sectional study; Adults, n = 20 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Bodyguard2 was used for collecting data for 30 consecutive days in a study exploring the effects of geomagnetic/solar activity on HRV. |
| Reliability of the BodyGuard2 (FirstBeat) in the detection of heart rate variability | Palmer AR, Distefano R, Leneman K B & Berry D | 2020 | Open Science Framework (OSF) | Cross-sectional study; Children, n = 15 | Validation | RR-intervals | The study evaluated the reliability of Bodyguard2 in active and resting conditions in 4 to 6 years old children. The study reported that BG2 provided highly similar HRV results than gold-standard ECG method. |
| Acute physiological and affective responses in postmenopausal women during prescribed and self-selected aerobic exercise |
Batista DR, Meneghel V, Ornelas F, Moreno MA, Lopes CR & Braz TV | 2019 | Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte, 19 (2): 28-38 | Experimental study; Active post-menopausal women, n=30 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Sports heart rate belts were used to collect HR data in a study which aimed to compare physiological and psychological responses in prescribed and self-selected aerobic sessions in postmenopausal women for optimizing physical activity adherence. |
| Autonomic Responses to Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Needle Electrolysis: Effect of Needle Puncture or Electrical Current? | Bermejo PG, De La Cruz Torres B, Orellana JN & Cabello MA | 2018 | The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 24: 1 | Experimental case-control study; Male football players, n=36 | Measurement | RR-intervals | The study used Firstbeat Bodyguard when exploring if the changes in sympathetic and parasympathetic activity (analyzed through HRV) during ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle electrolysis (PNE) is due to the effect of needle puncture only or of the PNE technique per se where the puncture and galvanic current are combined. |
| High intensity intermittent games-based activity and adolescents’ cognition: moderating effect of physical fitness |
Cooper S, Dring K, Morris J, Sunderland C, Bandelow S & Nevill M | 2018 | BMC Public Health 18:603 | Cross-sectional study; Adolescents, n=39 | Measurement | RR-intervals | The subjects performed an exercise and resting trial in randomized order and cognitive tasks before and after trials. During 60-min game-based activity heart rate was monitored with Firstbeat team sport system. Exercise trial enhanced working memory and executive function, but had no effect on attention and information processing speed. |
| The effects of intensified training on resting metabolic rate (RMR), body composition and performance in trained cyclists |
Woods A, Rice A, Garvican-Lewis L, Wallett A, Lundy B, Rogers M , Welvaert M , Halson S , McKune A &Thompson K | 2018 | PLoS ONE 13(2) | Cross-sectional study; Athletes, n=13 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Trained male cyclist performed a 6-week training program, where training load varied from 80% to 150% compared to baseline week. HRV was measured with Firstbeat’s HR strap during RMR measurements. Proactive monitoring of HRV, energy intake, body mass, power output, mood state during intensified training period may be beneficial to optimize training adaptations. |
| Long-Term Study of Heart Rate Variability Responses to Changes in the Solar and Geomagnetic Environment |
Alabdulgader A, McCraty R, Atkinson M, Dobyns Y, Vainoras A, Ragulskis M & Stolc V | 2018 | Scientific Reports 8 (2663) | Experimental study; Healthy adults, n=16 | Measurement | RR-intervals | The study examined relationships between solar and magnetic factors and the time course and lags of autonomic nervous system (ANS) responses to changes in solar and geomagnetic activity. Heart rate variability (HRV) was recorded with Firstbeat Bodyguard for 72 consecutive hours each week over a five-month period in 16 participants in order to examine ANS responses during normal background environmental periods. |
| Associations of Physical Fitness and Body Composition Characteristics with Simulated Military Task Performance |
Pihlainen K, Santtila M, Häkkinen K & Kyröläinen H | 2018 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 32 (4), 1089-1098 | Cross-sectional study; Soldiers, n=81 | Applied use | HR | The study examined the associations of body composition and physical fitness with anaerobic performance. Firstbeat PRO was used for heart rate analysis. |
| Taekwondo Fighting in Training Does Not Simulate the Affective and Cognitive Demands of Competition: Implications for Behavior and Transfer |
Maloney M, Renshaw I, Headrick J, Martin D & Farrow D | 2018 | Frontiers in Psychology 9 (25) | Cross-sectional stydy; Athletes, n=10 | Measurement | HR | Firstbeat’s heart-rate monitors was used to measure pre-fight data. Fighting in training does not have same demands than in competition. Lower levels of e.g. arousal and heart rate may affect on skill transfer from training to competition. |
| Neural Mechanisms of Qigong Sensory Training Massage for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Feasibility Study |
Jerger K, Lundegard L, Piepmeier A, Faurot K, Ruffino A, Jerger M & Belger A | 2018 | Global Advances in Health and Medicine 7, 1-10 | Cross-sectional study; Children, n=20 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Bodyguard 2 was used to monitor RR-intervals for HRV analysis of autistic children in a study exploring the feasibility of Qisong Sensory Training. |
| Rating of perceived exertion is a stable and appropriate measure of workload in judo |
Bromley S, Drew M, McIntosh A & Talpey S | 2018 | Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport | Cross-sectional study; Athletes, n=29 | Measurement | HR | Firstbeat’s technology was used to monitor heart rate in judo. |
| Diminished heart rate complexity in adolescent girls: a sign of vulnerability to anxiety disorders? |
Fiol-Veny A, Torre-Luque A, Balle M & Bornas X | 2018 | Anxiety, Stress & Coping 31 (4), 375-386 | Cross-sectional study; Adolecents, n=95 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Bodyguard 2 was used for data collection during school. Highly anxious subjects had lower HRV than low-anxiety group, and girls are more vulnerable to developing anxiety disorders than boys. |
| In‐season changes in heart rate recovery are inversely related to time to exhaustion but not aerobic capacity in rowers |
Haraldsdottir K, Brickson S, Sanfilippo J, Dunn W & Watson A | 2018 | Scand J Med Sci Sports 28, 418-424 | Cross-sectional study; Athletes, n=22 | Measurement | HR | Firstbeat’s chest strap monitor was used to collect HR in a study exploring if in‐season changes in heart rate recovery (HRR) are related to aerobic fitness and performance in collegiate rowers. |
| No effect of a pulsed magnetic field on induced ischemic muscle pain. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial |
Szemerszky R, Szabolcs Z, Bogdány T, Jánossy G, Thuróczy G & Köteles F | 2018 | Physiology & Behavior 184, 55-59 | Randomized controlled trial; University students, n=70 | Applied use | HR | Pulsed magnetic field device had no spesific effect on acute ischemic muscle pain. HR was collected and analyzed with Firstbeat Sports. |
| Physical fitness and prior physical activity are both associated with less cortisol secretion during psychosocial stress |
Wood C, Clow A, Hucklebridge F, Law R & Smyth N | 2018 | Anxiety, Stress & Coping 31 (2), 135-145 | Cross-sectional study; Non-athletes, n=164 | Measurement | HR | The study explored the effect of fitness and acute physical activity on stress responses elicited by a stress task (Trier Social Stress Test, TSST-G). During the physical activity (PA) and for fitness evaluation HR was monitored with Firstbeat Bodyguard 2. Fitter individuals had reduced cortisol secretion during psychososial stress and that prior PA reduced cortisol concentrations during psychosocial stress. The results suggest that physical activity may reduce the impact of stress on health. |
| No effect of a pulsed magnetic field on induced ischemic muscle pain. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial | Szemerszkya R, Szabolcs Z, Bogdány T, Jánossy G, Thuróczy G & Köteles F | 2018 | Physiology & Behavior, 184: 1: 55-59 | Experimental study; Healthy subjects, n=70 | Measurement | HR | Firstbeat teambelt was used for HR monitoring in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled experiment where the impact of a commercially available whole-body PEMF mat on acute ischemic muscle pain induced in the forearm was studied. |
| Heart rate variability changes from traditional vs. ultra–short-term recordings in relation to preseason training load and performance in futsal players |
Nakamura FY, Antunes P, Nunes C, Costa JA, Esco MR & Travassos B. | 2018 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | Experimental study; Male futsal players, n=11 | Measurement | RR-intervals | The study analyzed HRV changes in futsal players during preseason training using both “criterion” (10-minute) and ultra-shortened (2-minute) measures, and determined whether they were related to changes in the Yo-Yo Intermittent RecoveryTest, performance and accumulated training load. Firstbeat Sports was used to collect HRV. |
| A biomechanical and physiological study of office seat and tablet device interaction |
Weston E, Le P, Marras WS | 2017 | Applied Ergonomics 62 (2017) 83e93 | Experimental study; Adults, n = 20 | Applied use | HRV | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 was used to measure HRV in a study comparing the ergonomic strain caused by different working positions and devices. They found HRV can serve as an objective measure of seating discomfort. |
| Feasibility of high-intensity interval training with hyperoxia vs. intermittent hyperoxia and hypoxia in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy – Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial | Schumann M, Schulz H, Hackney AC, Bloch W | 2017 | Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 8: 213-217 | Experimental study | Applied use | None | The paper describes a study protocol of an exercise intervention RCT study for cancer patients. Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 will be used to collect HRV information. |
| Daily monitoring of the internal training load by the heart rate variability: A case study |
Ornelas F, Nakamura F, Dos-Santos J, Batista D, Meneghel V, Nogueira W, Brigatto F, Germano M, Sindorf M, Moreno M, Lopes C & Braz T | 2017 | Official research journal of the American society of exercise physiologists 20(1): 151-163 | Case study; Adult, n = 1 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 device was used to record HRV for assessing internal training load of one amateur road running athlete |
| Heart rate variability during sitting, standing and treadmill exercise: a case study | Cox J, Balcavage W, Panta M, Geib R, Oggero E & Waite G | 2017 | ISA 2017 | A case study; Adult, n=1 | Measurement | RR-intervals | The aim of this study was to examine the stability and repeatability of HRV during several months. Bodyguard 2 was used for data collection 24 times during sitting, standing and progressive treadmill loads. |
| Evaluating the low back biomechanics of three different office workstations: seated, standing, and perching |
Le P & Marras W | 2016 | Applied ergonomics 56: 170-178 | Cohort study; Adults, n = 20 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 device was used to measure physiological discomfort assessed via heart rate to study low back biomechanics of three different office workstations |
| Cardiac-activity measures for assessing airport ramp-tower controller’s workload |
Hayashi M & Dulchinos V | 2016 | Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting | Cross-sectional study; Adults, n = 6 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 device was used to measure HRV for assessing workload of airport ramp-tower controllers |
| Autonomic responses to ultrasound guided percutaneous needle electrolysis of the patellar tendon in healthy male footballers |
de la Cruz Torres B, Cabello M, Bermejo P & Orellana J | 2016 | Acupuncture in medicine 34(4):275-279 | Randomized controlled trial; Adults, n = 22 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard device was used to record HRV to study autonomic responses to ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle acupuncture |
| Developmental origins of infant stress reactivity profiles: A multi-system approach |
Rash J, Thomas J, Campbell T, Letourneau N, Granger D & Giesbrecht G | 2016 | Developmental Psychobiology 58(5): 578-599 | Cohort study; Adults (women), n = 254 and their infants | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 device was used to measure HRV in approx. 6 month old infants and their mothers in a study examining the development of stress reactivity profiles of infants |
| The role of maternal cardiac vagal control in the association between depressive symptoms and gestational hypertension |
Rouleau C, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Campbell T, Letourneau N, O’Beirne M, Giesbrecht G & The APrON Study Team | 2016 | Biological Psychology 117: 32-42 | Cohort study; Adults (pregnant women), n = 287 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 device was used to measure HRV in a study examining the role of HRV in the association between depressed mood and gestational hypertension during pregnancy |
| Connected heart rate sensors to monitor sleep quality: electrodes, chestbelt and smartwatch users acceptability |
Simonnet M, Billot R & Gourvennec B | 2016 | CHASE 2016: IEEE First Conference on Connected health: Applications, systems and engineering technologies | Experimental study; Adults, n = 12 | Usability | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 device acceptability during sleep was tested and compared with 2 other monitors with Firstbeat analytics inside |
| Towards 24/7 continuous heart rate monitoring |
Tarniceriu A, Parak J, Renevey P, Nurmi M, Bertschi M, Delgado-Gonzalo R & Korhonen I | 2016 | 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) | Experimental study; Adults, n = 42 | Validity | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard was used as an ECG-based reference in a study aiming to develop an algorithmic approach to reduce power consumption of the optical HR monitoring technology in 24/7 HR monitoring |
| A biomechanical and physiological study of office seat and tablet device interaction |
Weston E, Le P & Marras W | 2016 | Applied Ergonomics 62: 83-93 | Experimental study; Adult 20 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 device was used to investigate physiological discomfort and the effects of two different chairs, two different devices, and their interaction. |
| Acute and dealyed response to resistance exercise leading or not leading to muscle failure |
Pareja-Blanco F, Rodriguez-Rosell D, Sanchez-Medina L, Ribas-Serna J, Lopez-Lopez C, Mora-Custodio R, Yanez-Garcia JM & Gonzales-Badillo J | 2016 | Clinical Physiology Functional Imaging (Epub ahead of print) doi: 10.1111/cpf.12348 | Experimental study; Adults n = 10 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firtsbeat Bodyguard 2 device was used to study autonomic cardiovascular response to resistance exercise protocols differing in the number of repetitions per set |
| Heartbeat scaling in early adolescents: Its association with anxiety symptoms and sensitivity to punishment |
de la Torre-Luque A, Fiol-Veny A, Balle M & Bornas X | 2016 | International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology 16: 287-294 | Case-control study; Adolescents n = 50 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard was used to evaluate if risk of anxiety disorders may be seen in HRV parameters |
| Long-Term Monitoring of Physical Behavior Reveals Different Cardiac Responses to Physical Activity among Subjects with and without Chronic Neck Pain |
Hallman D, Mathiassen SE, Lyskov E | 2015 | BioMed Research International | Case-control study; Adults, n = 56 | Applied use | HRV | Firstbeat Bodyguard device was used for measuring HRV in a study assessing differences in HRV responses to daily physical activity between subjects with and without chronic neck pain |
| Evaluation of the beat-to-beat detection accuracy of PulseOn wearable optical heart rate monitor |
Parak J, Tarniceriu A, Renevey P, Bertschi M, Delgado-Gonzalo R & Korhonen I | 2015 | Study by PulseOn | Experimental study; Adults, n = 10 | Validity | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 device was used as an ECG-based reference device against optical beat-by-beat measurement |
| Two new indexes for the assessment of autonomic balance in elite soccer players |
Orellana J, de la Cruz Torres B, Cachadña ES, de Hoyo M & Cobo SD | 2015 | International Journal of Sports Physiology Perform 10(4): 452-457 | Experimental study; Adults, n = 25 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard device was used for measuring HRV in a study assessing autonomic nervous system balance in elite soccer players |
| Changes in physical activity and heart rate variability in chronic neck-shoulder pain: monitoring during work and leisure time |
Hallman D, Ekman A & Lyskov E | 2014 | International archives of occupational and environmental health 87(7): 735-744 | Case-control study; Adults, n = 56 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard device was used to measure HRV during sleep to astudy autonomic responses of workers with chronic neck-shoulder pain vs. matched workers without pain |
| Cognitive, behavioral, and autonomic correlates of mind wandering and perseverative cognition in major depression |
Ottaviani C, Shahabi L, Tarvainen M, Cook I, Abrams M & Shapiro D | 2014 | Frontiers in Neuroscience 8: 433 | Case-control study; Adults, n = 36 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 device was used to measure HRV in a study aiming to examine the autonomic concomitants of functional vs. dysfunctional intrusive thoughts in Major Depressive Disorder |
| Heart rate variability and phantom pain in male amputees: Application of linear and nonlinear methods |
Cachadiña ES, Garcia PG, Da Luz T, Esteban RG, Perez OB, Orellana N & de la Rosa B | 2013 | Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development 50(3): 449-454 | Cross-sectional study; Adults n = 35 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard and Firstbeat analysis method was used to analyze HRV in a study investigating autonomic nervous system function in adult males with amputation |
| Cognitive Performance and Heart Rate Variability: The Influence of Fitness Level |
Luque-Casado A, Zabala M, Morales E, Mateo-March M & Sanabria D | 2013 | PlosOne 8(2): e56935 | Cross-sectional study; Young males n = 26 | Measurement | RR-intervals | Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 device was used to record HRV during the experimental sessions in a study investigating the relation between cognitive performance and heart rate variability as a function of fitness level |
| Cognitive Performance and Heart Rate Variability: The Influence of Fitness Level |
Luque-Casado A , Zabala M, Morales E, Mateo-March M & Sanabria D | 2013 | PLoS One. 8(2): e56935. | Cross-sectional study; Males, n=28 | Applied use | HRV | The study investigated the relation between cognitive performance and HRV as a function of fitness level. Two groups of participants, a high-fit group and a low-fit group were performing three cognitive tasks (a psychomotor vigilance task, a temporal orienting task, and a duration discrimination task). Firstbeat Bodyguard and Firstbeat athlete were used for HRV analysis. |