Open AccessUrinary catecholamines and salivary cortisol on workdays and days off in relation to job strain among female health care providers
Author(s) -
Kyoko Fujiwara,
Eri Tsukishima,
Setsuko Kasai,
Ayumi Masuchi,
Atsushi Tsutsumi,
Norito Kawakami,
Hirotsugu Miyake,
Reiko Kishi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.770
Subject(s) - job strain , excretion , circadian rhythm , psychosocial , endocrinology , medicine , strain (injury) , job satisfaction , job control , psychology , psychiatry , chemistry , social psychology , sense (electronics)
This study examined the effects of psychosocial job strain on the excretion of neuroendocrine stress hormones (adrenaline, noradrenaline, and cortisol) on workdays and days off.