%0 Journal Article
%A González-Cabrera, Joaquín M
%A Fernández-Prada, María
%A Iribar, Concepción
%A Molina-Ruano, Rogelio
%A Salinero-Bachiller, María
%A Peinado, José M
%T Acute Stress and Anxiety in Medical Residents on the Emergency Department Duty.
%D 2018
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12236
%X The objectives of this longitudinal study were to compare salivary cortisol release patterns in medical residents and their self-perceived anxiety levels between a regular working day and a day when on call in the emergency department (ED-duty day) and to determine any differences in cortisol release pattern as a function of years of residency or sex. The study included 35 residents (physicians-in-training) of the Granada University Hospital, Granada, Spain. Acute stress was measured on a regular working day and an ED-duty day, evaluating anxiety-state with the Spanish version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Physiological stress assessment was based on salivary cortisol levels. Cortisol release concentrations were higher on an ED-duty day than on a regular working day, with a significantly increased area under the curve (AUC) (p
%K Emergency Department-duty day
%K acute stress
%K anxiety
%K cortisol
%K medical resident
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