An exploration into physiological and self-report measures of stress in pre-registration doctors at the beginning and end of a clinical rotation

Stress

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-162

  Brant, Heather ^a   Wetherell, Mark A ^b   Lightman, Stafford ^c   Crown, Anna ^d   Vedhara, Kavita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cortisol; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Occupational stress; Pre registration house officers; Psychiatric morbidity

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; STRESS HORMONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SALIVARY GLAND; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77949283530     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890903093778     Document Type: Article

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