Hair Cortisol/DHEA-S Ratios in Healthcare Workers and Their Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study
Isabella Pividori, Tanja Peric, Antonella Comin, Alessio Cotticelli, Mirco Corazzin, Alberto Prandi, Massimo Domenico Mascolo, Alessia Verduri · 2024
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Isabella Pividori and co-authors measure stress hormones in hair in a 2024 case study from the pandemic. Mental distress during COVID-19 was studied a great deal. The body's stress hormones over the same span got far less attention, even though hair locks in a months long record of them.
Samples came from 200 healthcare workers and 161 patients with chronic illness or motor disability. The ratio of cortisol, a stress hormone, to a balancing hormone was the key measure of strain on the stress axis. Patients carried notably higher ratios than the workers. The gap hints that support during crises should reach chronic patients first.
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| CREATOR | Isabella Pividori, Tanja Peric, Antonella Comin, Alessio Cotticelli, Mirco Corazzin, Alberto Prandi, Massimo Domenico Mascolo, Alessia Verduri |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |