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Psychological stress factors and salivary cortisol in nursing students throughout their training

Mendes, SS; Martino, MMFD; Borghi, F; Rocha-Teles, CM; Souza, ALD; Grassi-Kassisse, DM; (2022) Psychological stress factors and salivary cortisol in nursing students throughout their training. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP , 56 , Article e20220078. 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2022-0078en. Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to analyze psychological stress factors and salivary cortisol concentration in nursing undergraduates throughout their training. METHOD: a cross-sectional, analytical, and comparative study carried out in an evening course using a sociodemographic questionnaire, an Instrument to Assess Stress in Nursing Students, and salivary cortisol analysis. The study included descriptive and comparative analyses and a multiple linear regression model. RESULTS: 187 participants answered the questionnaires, and 129 had their cortisol quantified. The domains Practical Activities Execution, Professional Communication, and Professional Training represented the stress factors with the highest mean values for 3rd, 4th, and 5th-year students compared to 1st and 2nd year. For the 5th year, it was the domains Professional Communication and Professional Training compared to the 3rd year and Environment compared to the 1st and 3rd year. A significant result was obtained between the times of cortisol collections for males (p < 0.0001), females (p < 0.0001), and for 1st (p = 0.0319) 2nd (p = 0.0245), and 5th (p < 0.0001) years. CONCLUSION: Students in years 3 through 5 had higher exposure to stressors, and there were adjustments in cortisol production rhythmicity for students in years 1, 2, and 5.

Type: Article
Title: Psychological stress factors and salivary cortisol in nursing students throughout their training
Location: Brazil
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2022-0078en
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2022-0078...
Language: English
Additional information: This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Stress, Psychologica; Hydrocortison; Saliv; Student, Nursing
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Lab for Molecular Cell Bio MRC-UCL
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10162644
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