Trier social stress test: A method for use in nursing research

Nursing Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-280

  Williams, Reg Arthur ^a,b   Hagerty, Bonnie M ^b   Brooks, Geneal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

HPA function; Induced stress; Psychosocial stress; Research methods; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 4143101749     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200407000-00011     Document Type: Review

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