A follow-up to the study: Stress and hair cortisol concentrations in nurses during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Rajčáni, Jakub; Vytykačová, Simona; Soláriková, Petra; Brezina, Igor

doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105434

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“…In fact, the latter has been reported regarding stressful doctor-nurse interactions and the occurrence of burnout [6,7,13,14]. Although most studies report that nurses are the group at most risk for developing Burnout Syndrome [15], it can affect any professional, namely physicians [16,17] who have been recently overwhelmed because of the COVID-19 pandemic [18].…”

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Health Professionals’ Chronotype Association with Salivary Cortisol and Occupational Stress in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Bringel

Abreu

Muniz

et al. 2023

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Burnout syndrome has been reported among health workers, particularly those working in critical areas, and is considered a significant public health problem. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between chronotype and work-related stress, as measured by salivary cortisol levels and burnout, among health professionals working in neonatal intensive care units. A cross-sectional study was conducted across four public hospitals in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Two hundred and fifty-six health professionals were administered the brazilian version of the Burnout Characterization Scale, the morningness–eveningness questionnaire, for chronotype, a sociodemographic questionnaire that included lifestyle habits and a salivary cortisol test. The results indicated that morning chronotype workers were significantly associated with the following: advanced age (p < 0.001), female gender (p = 0.032), married status (p = 0.014), and having children (p = 0.030) compared to those with evening and intermediate chronotypes. However, no significant association was found between signs of burnout syndrome and chronotype (p = 0.316). Participants whose work shift did not match their chronotype had significantly higher initial salivary cortisol levels (p = 0.013). The findings suggest that adapting working hours to an individual’s biological rhythm can help mitigate potential negative effects on physical and mental health. Thus, it is recommended that professionals’ working hours be adjusted accordingly.

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Health Professionals’ Chronotype Association with Salivary Cortisol and Occupational Stress in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Bringel

Abreu

Muniz

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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“…In general, however, the number of studies in this regard is sparse, and the results of both longitudinal and cross-sectional studies are inconsistent ( Schaafsma et al, 2021 ). A follow-up study of Slovenian nurses showed lower HCC during the more severe COVID-19 wave in fall 2021 with more COVID-19 cases and deaths compared to spring 2021, which could be explained by the novelty and uncertainty in the early phase of the pandemic in spring ( Rajcani et al, 2021a ). Further research is needed regarding to clarify the effects of perceived stress, work-related stressors, and pandemic-related long-term stress on HCC in non-healthcare shift workers, A comparison between shift workers with and without night shifts would also be desirable, as there is evidence that cortisol concentrations are elevated after night shifts ( Lim et al, 2020 , Zhang et al, 2020 ).…”

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Investigating the influence of shift work rosters on stress measured as cortisol in hair during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Casjens

Tisch²,

Brenscheidt³

et al. 2022

Psychoneuroendocrinology

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“…Multiple studies have investigated stress in HCW utilizing questionnaires, alone or in combination with salivary or hair cortisol/cortisone concentrations, during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 5 , 20 – 25 ]. Because of these important physiological roles of endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid-like compounds in the stress response, in this study we attempted to verify their role relative to the stress impact of the pandemic on HCW.…”

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Endocannabinoids, endocannabinoid-like compounds and cortisone in head hair of health care workers as markers of stress and resilience during the early COVID-19 pandemic

Biener,

Mueller,

Lin

et al. 2024

Transl Psychiatry

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The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 impacted health systems globally, creating increased workload and mental stress upon health care workers (HCW). During the first pandemic wave (March to May 2020) in southern Germany, we investigated the impact of stress and the resilience to stress in HCW by measuring changes in hair concentrations of endocannabinoids, endocannabinoid-like compounds and cortisone. HCW (n = 178) recruited from multiple occupation and worksites in the LMU-University-Hospital in Munich were interviewed at four interval visits to evaluate mental stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. A strand of hair of up to 6 cm in length was sampled once in May 2020, which enabled retrospective individual stress hormone quantifications during that aforementioned time period. Perceived anxiety and impact on mental health were demonstrated to be higher at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and decreased significantly thereafter. Resilience was stable over time, but noted to be lower in women than in men. The concentrations of the endocannabinoid anandamide (AEA) and the structural congeners N-palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), N-oleoylethanolamide (OEA) and N-stearoylethanolamide (SEA) were noted to have decreased significantly over the course of the pandemic. In contrast, the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) levels increased significantly and were found to be higher in nurses, laboratory staff and hospital administration than in physicians. PEA was significantly higher in subjects with a higher resilience but lower in subjects with anxiety. SEA was also noted to be reduced in subjects with anxiety. Nurses had significantly higher cortisone levels than physicians, while female subjects had significant lower cortisone levels than males. Hair samples provided temporal and measurable objective psychophysiological-hormonal information. The hair endocannabinoids/endocannabinoid-like compounds and cortisone correlated to each other and to professions, age and sex quite differentially, relative to specific periods of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A follow-up to the study: Stress and hair cortisol concentrations in nurses during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 3 publications

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Health Professionals’ Chronotype Association with Salivary Cortisol and Occupational Stress in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Health Professionals’ Chronotype Association with Salivary Cortisol and Occupational Stress in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Investigating the influence of shift work rosters on stress measured as cortisol in hair during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Endocannabinoids, endocannabinoid-like compounds and cortisone in head hair of health care workers as markers of stress and resilience during the early COVID-19 pandemic

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