Cortisol, sleep, and recovery - Some gender differences but no straight associations

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Work related fatigue has been suggested as a link in the assumed sequence of events between repeated adverse work demands and the development of work related stress, which may be associated with changes in concentrations of cortisol, psychological overload and, in the long run, health problems. Insufficient sleep is a contributing factor to lack of recovery, but previous studies on associations between subjective aspects of sleep and recovery, and cortisol, have been inconclusive. The aim with the present study was to examine possible associations between cortisol measures and (I) self-rated recovery, (II) occupational fatigue and (III) subjective sleep quality the night preceding cortisol sampling. Further, possible gender differences were tested.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftPsychoneuroendocrinology
Vol/bind37
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)56-64
Antal sider9
ISSN0306-4530
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2012

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