Morning Cortisol Levels and Perceived Stress in Irregular Shift Workers Compared with Regular Daytime Workers
Joint Authors
Sinisalo, Juha
Lindholm, Harri
Hublin, Christer
Sarna, Seppo
Savolainen, Aslak
Partinen, Markku
Ahlberg, Jari
Hirvonen, Ari
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The 24/7 work environment and irregular shifts may markedly enhance the psychological pressure of media work.
Changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis reflect adaptation to stress.
We analysed the correlation between subjective stress, sleep, salivary cortisol, and melatonin hormones among Finnish media workers with regular daytime work (RDW) and with irregular shift work (ISW) while controlling confounders.
From 874 employees with regular daytime work or with irregular shift work, 70 employees from both groups were randomly selected.
The final number of employees with a complete salivary cortisol profile was 66 in the RDW group and 65 in the ISW group.
Five saliva samples were gathered from each subject before and during a working day.
The salivary cortisol level of the sample taken 60 minutes after awakening (T1) was compared to the salivary cortisol level taken immediately after awakening (T0, T1/T0 ratio).
The ratio was higher in the ISW group than in RDW group.
Irregular shift work (P<0.001), severe stress (P<0.05), and less sleep (P<0.05) were independently associated with an augmented cortisol response after awakening.
A stressful work environment and irregular shift work enhance cortisol excretion after waking.
In the long run, this may become detrimental to health.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lindholm, Harri& Ahlberg, Jari& Sinisalo, Juha& Hublin, Christer& Hirvonen, Ari& Partinen, Markku…[et al.]. 2012. Morning Cortisol Levels and Perceived Stress in Irregular Shift Workers Compared with Regular Daytime Workers. Sleep Disorders،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lindholm, Harri…[et al.]. Morning Cortisol Levels and Perceived Stress in Irregular Shift Workers Compared with Regular Daytime Workers. Sleep Disorders No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lindholm, Harri& Ahlberg, Jari& Sinisalo, Juha& Hublin, Christer& Hirvonen, Ari& Partinen, Markku…[et al.]. Morning Cortisol Levels and Perceived Stress in Irregular Shift Workers Compared with Regular Daytime Workers. Sleep Disorders. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498171
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498171