Cross‐sectional relation of long‐term glucocorticoids in hair with anthropometric measurements and their possible determinants: a systematic review and meta …

E van der Valk, O Abawi, M Mohseni… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Background Long‐term glucocorticoids (HairGC) measured in scalp hair have
been associated with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist‐hip‐ratio …

Stress and hair cortisol concentrations in nurses during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

J Rajcani, S Vytykacova, P Solarikova… - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline healthcare workers have been exposed to very
stressful conditions. Measuring hair cortisol concentrations (HCCs), which reflect the …

The impact of marriage equality campaigns on stress: Did a Swiss public vote get under the skin?

L Eisner, S Fischer, RP Juster, T Hässler - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - pnas.org
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) individuals encounter
persistent structural inequalities and discrimination that can lead to detrimental …

Hair Cortisol Measurement: A Systematic Review Of Current Practices And A Proposed Checklist For Reporting Standards

T Martins-Silva, RC Martins, J Murray… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
Summarising hair cortisol concentration (HCC) methodology may provide much-needed
data toward protocol standardisation to maximise future comparability of findings across …

Pre-pandemic socio-emotional vulnerability, internalizing and externalizing symptoms predict changes in hair cortisol concentrations in reaction to the COVID-19 …

C Raymond, A Bilodeau-Houle, Y Zerroug… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased distress in many children, particularly in girls.
Socio-emotional vulnerability, as well as psychiatric symptomatology prior to or during the …

Study evaluating self-collected specimen return for HIV, bacterial STI, and potential pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence testing among sexual minority men in the …

A Sharma, M Gandhi, G Sallabank… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Web-based HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention studies are increasingly
requesting gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) to return self …

Temporal stability and effect dynamics between executive functions, perceived chronic stress, and hair cortisol concentrations.

LJ Weckesser, K Schmidt, M Möschl… - Developmental …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Accidents caused by human errors illustrate the fragility of cognitive processing and its
coordination by executive functions against stress. To better understand how core executive …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in Physicians' Ratings of Work Stressors and Resources Associated With Digital Transformation: Cross-Sectional Study

MK Wekenborg, K Förster, F Schweden… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - jmir.org
Background The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated the need and
implementation of digital innovations, especially in medicine. Objective To gain a better …

[HTML][HTML] When asking 'are you stressed?'is not enough: Hair cortisol, subjective stress, and alcohol use during the first year of the pandemic

F Duplessis-Marcotte, R Lapointe, SJ Lupien… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by an increase in alcohol use in a
third of the population worldwide. To date, the literature shows that subjective reports of …

Longitudinal Assessment of Hair Cortisol as a Predictor of Psychological Symptoms During COVID-19

I Schmalbach, S Steudte-Schmiedgen… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background There is a lack of evidence regarding enduring psychoneuroendocrine
changes following an initial traumatic event, particular in the presence of an ongoing …