Stress Salivary Biomarkers Variation during the Work Day in Emergencies in Healthcare Professionals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Professional | n | % |
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Total | 97 | 20.6/79.4 (Men/Women) |
Nurses | 59 | 16.9/83.1 (Men/Women) |
Medical Doctors | 38 | 26.3/73.7 (Men/Women) |
HCUV | 45 | 46.4 |
HSBS | 52 | 53.6 |
Biomarker (Units) | 8:00 h | 12:00 h | 15:00 h | 24 h |
---|---|---|---|---|
HCUV + HSBS | ||||
Cortisol (ng/mL) | 10.0 ± 1.2 | 4.4 ± 1.1 a | 4.7 ± 1.5 a | 1.8 ± 0.5 a |
α-Amylase (U/mL) | 197.6 ± 37.1 | 283.8 ± 35.3 a | 302.4 ± 35.6 a | 239.7 ± 29.2 a |
DHEA (pg/mL) | 301.9 ± 44.6 | 250.9 ± 35.3 a | 235.7 ± 33.6 a | 221.4 ± 30.3 a |
DHEA/Cortisol Ratio | 41.2 ± 9.1 | 89.7 ± 17.4 | 107.8 ± 18.5 | 224.3 ± 67.2 |
HCUV | ||||
Cortisol (ng/mL) | 10.6 ± 2.3 | 4.9 ± 2.1 | 5.6 ± 2.3 | 2.23 ± 1.04 |
α-Amylase (U/mL) | 231.8 ± 68.3 c | 317.9 ± 59.9 a,c | 326.2 ± 58.3 a | 241.0 ± 4.4 a |
DHEA (pg/mL) | 325.1 ± 65.8 | 298.5 ± 50.1 | 264.7 ± 51.6 | 258.0 ± 45.5 |
DHEA/Cortisol Ratio | 45.3 ± 16.5 | 102.4 ± 29.6 | 106.9 ± 20.4 | 192.7 ± 40.4 |
HSBS | ||||
Cortisol (ng/mL) | 10.4 ± 1.7 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 4.5 ± 2.0 | 1.4 ± 0.3 |
α-Amylase (U/mL) | 151.4 ± 50.4 | 233.7 ± 51.1 a | 260.9 ± 51.0 a | 220.2 ± 47.3 a |
DHEA (pg/mL) | 311.2 ± 76.4 | 229.2 ± 61.3 | 233.0 ± 54.5 | 204.4 ± 43.4 |
DHEA/Cortisol Ratio | 40.2 ± 13.1 | 85.3 ± 5.2 | 119.6 ± 36.1 | 273.8 ± 138.6 |
Medical doctors | ||||
Cortisol (ng/mL) | 10.0 ± 1.9 | 4.0 ± 1.9 | 3.0 ± 1.3 | 2.2 ± 1.1 |
α-Amylase (U/mL) | 243.2 ± 68.9 | 318.8 ± 53.1 a | 367.7 ± 49.5 a,b | 283.2 ± 53.0 a |
DHEA (pg/mL) | 299.4 ± 64.4 | 262.3 ± 65.4 | 245.4 ± 55.9 | 205.3 ± 38.3 |
DHEA/Cortisol Ratio | 42.2 ± 13.7 | 102.2 ± 35.0 | 116.3 ± 32.2 | 242.5 ± 152.8 |
Nurses | ||||
Cortisol (ng/mL) | 10.1 ± 1.7 | 4.7 ± 1.3 | 5.8 ± 2.2 | 1.5 ± 0.3 |
α-Amylase (U/mL) | 168.3 ± 38.1 | 259.4 ± 46.0 a | 210.2 ± 34.5 a | 211.9 ± 34.6 a |
DHEA (pg/mL) | 301.6 ± 60.6 | 244.6 ± 40.8 | 233.6 ± 41.0 | 235.0 ± 40.0 |
DHEA/Cortisol Ratio | 40.3 ± 11.3 | 80.5 ± 16.9 | 102.3 ± 24.1 | 208.1 ± 41.8 |
Day shift | ||||
Cortisol (ng/mL) | 10.5 ± 1.8 | 4.4 ± 1.4 | 5.72 ± 2.2 | 1.5 ± 0.3 |
α-Amylase (U/mL) | 185.0 ± 41.8 | 275.7 ± 50.2 | 278.2 ± 52.2 d | 215.1 ± 36.3 d |
DHEA (pg/mL) | 333.6 ± 67.1 | 273.9 ± 53.5 | 258.9 ± 45.9 d | 248.8 ± 44.2 d |
DHEA/Cortisol Ratio | 46.4 ± 13.7 | 101.8 ± 27.2 | 122.7 ± 29.7 | 275.4 ± 109.1 |
Afternoon shift | ||||
Cortisol (ng/mL) | 9.6 ± 1.9 | 4.4 ± 1.83 | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 2.1 ± 1.0 |
α-Amylase (U/mL) | 220.0 ± 68.1 | 296.9 ± 49.3 | 342.2 ± 44.9 | 280.0 ± 51.1 |
DHEA (pg/mL) | 259.0 ± 52.8 | 219.6 ± 40.2 | 208.5 ± 50.0 | 185.4 ± 35.9 |
DHEA/Cortisol Ratio | 34.1 ± 7.3 | 73.9 ± 14.7 | 88.5 ± 16.5 | 150.7 ± 36.0 |
SCALE MPSS-R | HCUV | HSBS |
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Organizational stress | 21.2 ± 3.9 | 16.3 ± 3.4 |
Negative patient attitudes | 14.2 ± 3.0 | 11.6 ± 3.3 |
Job dissatisfaction | 15.9 ± 2.9 | 15.0 ± 2.6 |
Somatic distress | 20.4 ± 3.2 | 16.6 ± 3.1 |
Total stress | 71.7 ± 5.6 | 59.5 ± 5.8 a |
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Pérez-Valdecantos, D.; Caballero-García, A.; Del Castillo-Sanz, T.; Bello, H.J.; Roche, E.; Córdova, A. Stress Salivary Biomarkers Variation during the Work Day in Emergencies in Healthcare Professionals. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3937. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083937
Pérez-Valdecantos D, Caballero-García A, Del Castillo-Sanz T, Bello HJ, Roche E, Córdova A. Stress Salivary Biomarkers Variation during the Work Day in Emergencies in Healthcare Professionals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(8):3937. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083937
Chicago/Turabian StylePérez-Valdecantos, Daniel, Alberto Caballero-García, Teodosia Del Castillo-Sanz, Hugo J. Bello, Enrique Roche, and Alfredo Córdova. 2021. "Stress Salivary Biomarkers Variation during the Work Day in Emergencies in Healthcare Professionals" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8: 3937. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083937