González-Cabrera, Joaquín MFernández-Prada, MaríaIribar, ConcepciónMolina-Ruano, RogelioSalinero-Bachiller, MaríaPeinado, José M2023-01-252023-01-252018-03-13http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12236The 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) (penAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emergency Department-duty dayacute stressanxietycortisolmedical residentAdultAnxietyEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemInternship and ResidencyLongitudinal StudiesMalePersonality InventoryPhysiciansPituitary-Adrenal SystemSalivaSpainStress, PhysiologicalStress, Psychologicalresearch article29534002open access10.3390/ijerph150305061660-4601PMC5877051https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/3/506/pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5877051/pdf