Exhaustion measured by the SF-36 vitality scale is associated with a flattened diurnal cortisol profile

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 471-477

  Lindeberg, Sara I ^a   Eek, Frida ^b   Lindbladh, Eva ^a   Östergren, Per Olof ^a   Hansen, Åse Marie ^c   Karlson, Björn ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Exhaustion; HPA activity; Low cortisol variability; SF 36 vitality scale

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; JOB STRESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SALIVA LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERENCE VALUES; SALIVA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS;

EID: 41949126430     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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