Hair cortisol: A new tool for evaluating stress in programs of stress management

Autores
Iglesias, Silvia Liliana; Jacobsen, Darío; Gonzalez, Diego Javier; Azzara, Sergio; Repetto, Esteban Martín; Jamardo, Juan; Garín Gómez, Sabrina; Mesch, Viviana Rosa; Berg, Gabriela Alicia; Fabre, Bibiana
Año de publicación
2015
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inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Aims: Longitudinal and experimental studies have shown that chronic stress contributes to the onset and progression of different diseases. Although it is not possible to eliminate stress completely, people can learn to manage it by participating in different kinds of stress management interventions. This study examined the effectiveness of stress management interventions on neuroendocrine responses in stressed students and health professionals, by measuring hair cortisol in comparison to salivary cortisol. Main methods: Salivary and hair cortisol measurements were performed in 37 subjects (31 women, 6 men; mean age 34.0 ± 10.6) who attended to a Coping Stress and Quality of Care Program at the University of Buenos Aires. Cortisol was measured at the beginning and at the end of the program. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI was used to evaluate state and trait anxiety. Key findings: In subjects who completed the program, no differences were observed in salivary cortisol levels between the first and the last session. However, in these subjects, hair cortisol obtained in the last session was significantly lower than hair cortisol in the first session. Significance: Hair cortisol appears to be a better biomarker than salivary cortisol for evaluation of the effectiveness of a stress reduction program and it seems to be a better indicator of stress system dysregulation as well.
Fil: Iglesias, Silvia Liliana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Argentina
Fil: Jacobsen, Darío. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina
Fil: Gonzalez, Diego Javier. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Azzara, Sergio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina
Fil: Repetto, Esteban Martín. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Jamardo, Juan. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina
Fil: Garín Gómez, Sabrina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina
Fil: Mesch, Viviana Rosa. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Berg, Gabriela Alicia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Fabre, Bibiana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Materia
Hair Cortisol
Salivary Cortisol
Stress Management
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spelling Hair cortisol: A new tool for evaluating stress in programs of stress managementIglesias, Silvia LilianaJacobsen, DaríoGonzalez, Diego JavierAzzara, SergioRepetto, Esteban MartínJamardo, JuanGarín Gómez, SabrinaMesch, Viviana RosaBerg, Gabriela AliciaFabre, BibianaHair CortisolSalivary CortisolStress Managementhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Aims: Longitudinal and experimental studies have shown that chronic stress contributes to the onset and progression of different diseases. Although it is not possible to eliminate stress completely, people can learn to manage it by participating in different kinds of stress management interventions. This study examined the effectiveness of stress management interventions on neuroendocrine responses in stressed students and health professionals, by measuring hair cortisol in comparison to salivary cortisol. Main methods: Salivary and hair cortisol measurements were performed in 37 subjects (31 women, 6 men; mean age 34.0 ± 10.6) who attended to a Coping Stress and Quality of Care Program at the University of Buenos Aires. Cortisol was measured at the beginning and at the end of the program. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI was used to evaluate state and trait anxiety. Key findings: In subjects who completed the program, no differences were observed in salivary cortisol levels between the first and the last session. However, in these subjects, hair cortisol obtained in the last session was significantly lower than hair cortisol in the first session. Significance: Hair cortisol appears to be a better biomarker than salivary cortisol for evaluation of the effectiveness of a stress reduction program and it seems to be a better indicator of stress system dysregulation as well.Fil: Iglesias, Silvia Liliana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; ArgentinaFil: Jacobsen, Darío. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; ArgentinaFil: Gonzalez, Diego Javier. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Azzara, Sergio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología; ArgentinaFil: Repetto, Esteban Martín. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Jamardo, Juan. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; ArgentinaFil: Garín Gómez, Sabrina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; ArgentinaFil: Mesch, Viviana Rosa. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Berg, Gabriela Alicia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Fabre, Bibiana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2015-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/39217Iglesias, Silvia Liliana; Jacobsen, Darío; Gonzalez, Diego Javier; Azzara, Sergio; Repetto, Esteban Martín; et al.; Hair cortisol: A new tool for evaluating stress in programs of stress management; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Life Sciences; 141; 11-2015; 188-1920024-3205CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.lfs.2015.10.006info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024320515300321info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:59:07Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/39217instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:59:07.441CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Hair cortisol: A new tool for evaluating stress in programs of stress management
title Hair cortisol: A new tool for evaluating stress in programs of stress management
spellingShingle Hair cortisol: A new tool for evaluating stress in programs of stress management
Iglesias, Silvia Liliana
Hair Cortisol
Salivary Cortisol
Stress Management
title_short Hair cortisol: A new tool for evaluating stress in programs of stress management
title_full Hair cortisol: A new tool for evaluating stress in programs of stress management
title_fullStr Hair cortisol: A new tool for evaluating stress in programs of stress management
title_full_unstemmed Hair cortisol: A new tool for evaluating stress in programs of stress management
title_sort Hair cortisol: A new tool for evaluating stress in programs of stress management
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Iglesias, Silvia Liliana
Jacobsen, Darío
Gonzalez, Diego Javier
Azzara, Sergio
Repetto, Esteban Martín
Jamardo, Juan
Garín Gómez, Sabrina
Mesch, Viviana Rosa
Berg, Gabriela Alicia
Fabre, Bibiana
author Iglesias, Silvia Liliana
author_facet Iglesias, Silvia Liliana
Jacobsen, Darío
Gonzalez, Diego Javier
Azzara, Sergio
Repetto, Esteban Martín
Jamardo, Juan
Garín Gómez, Sabrina
Mesch, Viviana Rosa
Berg, Gabriela Alicia
Fabre, Bibiana
author_role author
author2 Jacobsen, Darío
Gonzalez, Diego Javier
Azzara, Sergio
Repetto, Esteban Martín
Jamardo, Juan
Garín Gómez, Sabrina
Mesch, Viviana Rosa
Berg, Gabriela Alicia
Fabre, Bibiana
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Hair Cortisol
Salivary Cortisol
Stress Management
topic Hair Cortisol
Salivary Cortisol
Stress Management
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Aims: Longitudinal and experimental studies have shown that chronic stress contributes to the onset and progression of different diseases. Although it is not possible to eliminate stress completely, people can learn to manage it by participating in different kinds of stress management interventions. This study examined the effectiveness of stress management interventions on neuroendocrine responses in stressed students and health professionals, by measuring hair cortisol in comparison to salivary cortisol. Main methods: Salivary and hair cortisol measurements were performed in 37 subjects (31 women, 6 men; mean age 34.0 ± 10.6) who attended to a Coping Stress and Quality of Care Program at the University of Buenos Aires. Cortisol was measured at the beginning and at the end of the program. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI was used to evaluate state and trait anxiety. Key findings: In subjects who completed the program, no differences were observed in salivary cortisol levels between the first and the last session. However, in these subjects, hair cortisol obtained in the last session was significantly lower than hair cortisol in the first session. Significance: Hair cortisol appears to be a better biomarker than salivary cortisol for evaluation of the effectiveness of a stress reduction program and it seems to be a better indicator of stress system dysregulation as well.
Fil: Iglesias, Silvia Liliana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Argentina
Fil: Jacobsen, Darío. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina
Fil: Gonzalez, Diego Javier. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Azzara, Sergio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina
Fil: Repetto, Esteban Martín. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Jamardo, Juan. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina
Fil: Garín Gómez, Sabrina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina
Fil: Mesch, Viviana Rosa. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Berg, Gabriela Alicia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Fabre, Bibiana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Aims: Longitudinal and experimental studies have shown that chronic stress contributes to the onset and progression of different diseases. Although it is not possible to eliminate stress completely, people can learn to manage it by participating in different kinds of stress management interventions. This study examined the effectiveness of stress management interventions on neuroendocrine responses in stressed students and health professionals, by measuring hair cortisol in comparison to salivary cortisol. Main methods: Salivary and hair cortisol measurements were performed in 37 subjects (31 women, 6 men; mean age 34.0 ± 10.6) who attended to a Coping Stress and Quality of Care Program at the University of Buenos Aires. Cortisol was measured at the beginning and at the end of the program. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI was used to evaluate state and trait anxiety. Key findings: In subjects who completed the program, no differences were observed in salivary cortisol levels between the first and the last session. However, in these subjects, hair cortisol obtained in the last session was significantly lower than hair cortisol in the first session. Significance: Hair cortisol appears to be a better biomarker than salivary cortisol for evaluation of the effectiveness of a stress reduction program and it seems to be a better indicator of stress system dysregulation as well.
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