Jesper Kristiansen

Current Research

I am currently working with low intensity noise as a stressor at work, including effects of noise exposure such as physiological stress reactions, cognitive fatigue, well-being, productivity, sickness absence .

Research Interests

My main interest is the physiological reactions to stressors, in particular the autonomic nervous system activity assessed by heart rate variability (HRV) measurements.

Projects

Ikke-høreskadende støj og mental træthed i kommunikations- og koncentrationskrævende arbejde [Low-level noise and cognitive fatigue in communication and concentration demanding jobs]

Støj, akustik og det psykiske arbejdsmiljø [Noise, acoustics, and the psychosocial work environment]

Støj og stress i storrumskontorer [Noise, stress and mental fatigue in open offices]

StøjStress [NoiseStress]

 

Selected publications by topic

Low intensity noise 

Kristiansen J , Persson R, Lund SP, Shibuya H, Nielsen PM. Effects of classroom acoustics and self-reported noise exposure on teacher’s well-being. Environ Behav (accepted, 2011). http://eab.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/12/11/0013916511429700

Kristiansen J , Lund SP, Nielsen PM, Persson R, Shibuya H. Determinants of noise annoyance in teachers from schools with different classroom reverberation times (J Environ Psychol, accepted 2011). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494411000582

Kristiansen J . Is noise exposure in non-industrial work environments associated with increased sickness absence? Noise & Vibration Worldwide 2010; 41 (5): 9-16. http://multi-science.metapress.com/content/p6n758x27t062477 .

Kristiansen J , Mathiesen L, Nielsen PK, Hansen ÅM, Shibuya H, Petersen HM, Lund SP, Skotte J, Jørgensen MB, Søgaard K. Stress reactions to cognitively demanding tasks and open-plan office noise. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2009; 82: 631-41. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18936956

Clausen T, Christensen KB, Lund T, Kristiansen J. Self-reported noise exposure as a risk factor for long-term sickness absence. Noise & Health 2009; 11(43): 93-97. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19414928

Kristiansen J , Shibuya H. Non-auditive effekter af støj. Kapitel 6 i: Støj fra menneskelig aktivitet – et udredningsarbejde (redigeret af Søren Peter Lund, et al.), ISBN 87-7904-155-8. Arbejdsmiljøforskningsfondet, 2006. http://arbejdstilsynet.dk/~/media/at/at/02-nyheder/04-puljer/arbejdsmiljoeforskningsfonden/afrapporterede-stoetteprojekter/udredninger/stoej-fra-menneskelig-aktivitet.ashx

Lund SP, Burr H, Nielsen PM, Kristiansen J. Hvad gør lyd til støj? Tidskriftet Antropologi 2006-7; 54: 75-86. http://tidsskrift.antropologi.ku.dk/indhold/TA_54_Lyd_indhold.pdf/

Psykosocial stressors

Persson R, Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, Kristiansen J,  Nordander C, Balogh I, Ohlsson K, Östergren PO, Ørbæk P. Can the Job Content Questionnaire be used to assess structural and organisational properties of the work environment? (Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2011, accepted). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21573960

Kristiansen J , Persson R, Björk J, Albin M, Jakobsson K, Östergren P-O, Ardö J. Work stress, worries, and pain interact synergistically with modeled traffic noise on cross-sectional associations with self-reported sleep problems. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2011; 84(2): 211-224. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20697733

Eller NH, Blønd M, Nielsen M, Kristiansen J, Netterstrøm B. Effort reward imbalance is associated with vagal withdrawal in Danish public sector employees. Int J Psychophysiol  (in press, 2011) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21723888

Kristiansen J , Mathiesen L, Nielsen PK, Hansen ÅM, Shibuya H, Petersen HM, Lund SP, Skotte J, Jørgensen MB, Søgaard K. Stress reactions to cognitively demanding tasks and open-plan office noise. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2009; 82: 631-41. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18936956

Heart rate variability (HRV)

Kristiansen J , Ektor-Andersen J, Bondesson E, Ørbæk P, Persson R, Garde AH, Hansen ÅM. Low heart rate variability is associated with extended pain-related sick-leave among employed care seekers  (J Rehab Med, accepted 2011).

Eller NH, Blønd M, Nielsen M, Kristiansen J, Netterstrøm B. Effort reward imbalance is associated with vagal withdrawal in Danish public sector employees. Int J Psychophysiol  (in press, 2011) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21723888

Kristiansen J , Korshøj M, Skotte JH, Jespersen T, Søgaard K, Mortensen OS, Holtermann A. Comparison of two systems for long-term heart rate variability monitoring during free-living conditions – a pilot study. BioMed Eng Online 2011, 10:27. http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/10/1/27

Eller NH, Kristiansen J, Hansen ÅM. Long-term effects of psychosocial factors of home and work on biomarkers of stress Int J Pscyhophysiol 2011;79(2):195-202. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21034783

Kristiansen J , Olsen A, Skotte JH, Garde AH. Reproducibility and seasonal variation of ambulatory short-term heart rate variability in healthy subjects during a self-selected rest period and during sleep. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2009, 69: 651-661. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19424916

Kristiansen J , Mathiesen L, Nielsen PK, Hansen ÅM, Shibuya H, Petersen HM, Lund SP, Skotte J, Jørgensen MB, Søgaard K. Stress reactions to cognitively demanding tasks and open-plan office noise. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2009; 82: 631-41. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18936956