ASSESSING SALIVARY CORTISOL IN RESEARCH OF SHIFT WORK RISKS AMONG CASINO EMPLOYEES IN BULGARIA

Vlayko Vodenicharov; Irena Ivanova; Konstantin Mitov

doi:10.5272/jimab.2018244.2228

Journal of IMAB (Oct 2018)

ASSESSING SALIVARY CORTISOL IN RESEARCH OF SHIFT WORK RISKS AMONG CASINO EMPLOYEES IN BULGARIA

Vlayko Vodenicharov,
Irena Ivanova,
Konstantin Mitov

Affiliations

Vlayko Vodenicharov: Department of Hygiene, medical ecology and nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Irena Ivanova: Department of Clinical Laboratory, St. Ivan Rilski University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Konstantin Mitov: Department of Organization and economics of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2018244.2228
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 4
pp. 2228 – 2231

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Although the effects of shift work on casino employees have been documented, no data exists describing the effect of stress on the hormone secretion. The present quantitative study evaluates the use of salivary cortisol concentration as a biomarker of the stress level among casino employees in Bulgaria. This new data emphasize the need to examine the circadian rhythm of cortisol in a casino environment.

Published in Journal of IMAB

ISSN: 1312-773X (Online)
Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry; Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://www.journal-imab-bg.org/

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