Features of the psychoemotional state and quality of life of practically healthy individuals (hyperreactors) working on a rotational basis in the Arctic region

BACKGROUND: At present, the Arctic receives special attention as a strategic region of great importance for the future of the whole country. In the Arctic region, the human body is subjected to the complex effects of negative natural and climatic factors associated with the proximity of the Arctic Ocean. In the process of evolution, two genophenotypes of adaptive response to natural stress factors occurred, namely, “stayers” or “hyporeactors” and “sprinters” or “hyperreactors.”

AIM: To determine the psychoemotional state and quality of life of individuals with arterial hypertension working on a shift basis in the Arctic region.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participant recruitment was conducted at the New Port field of Gazpromneft-YAMAL LLC, in the Arctic region. The research protocol was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov as NCT05839028. In this group, daily blood pressure monitoring and questionnaire surveys (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, Short-Form-36) were conducted in the first 3 days after arrival in the Arctic regions.

RESULTS: In the assessment of shift workers in the first 3 days after arrival in the Arctic region, blood pressure tended to rise in the daytime. The duration of this period was examined, as people adapt to the climate relative to their permanent place of residence.

CONCLUSION: The physical and role functioning of individuals are associated with indicators of SMAD, such as daily diastolic and systolic blood pressure and blood pressure variability. Obesity as a risk factor positively affects functioning in the Arctic watch, reducing the severity of psychopathological symptoms. However, the reasons for this observation require further study. In shift workers, obsessive-compulsive symptoms decrease with increasing age.