Correlation between nurse occupational stress and salivary alpha-amylase: an analysis of 131 cases / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
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(12): 121-124, 2015.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-326062
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the relationship between nurse occupational stress and salivary alpha- amylase (SAA).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Evaluation of occupational stress was conducted in 131 nurses. The activity of SAA was determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The activity of SAA in nurses varied with age and working years. The baseline, work period, recovery, average activities of >35 age group were less than those of ≤ 30 age group; work period, recovery, average activities of ≤ 10 years group were higher than other two groups; there was no statistical difference between SAA vitalities of different degree groups (P>0.05). In nurses with high scores for job demands, the activity of SAA in working period was significantly higher than that in nurses with low scores (P < 0.05). The baseline SAA activity in nurses with high scores for role conflict and ambiguity was significantly higherthan thatin nurses with low scores (P < 0.05). The baseline SAAactivity was positively correlated with workload, role conflict, and role ambiguity (P < 0.05). The activity of SAA in working period was negatively correlated with task control, decision control, and technology utilization (P < 0.05), and was positively correlated with quantitative load, load change, work monotony, and workload (P < 0.05). The activity of SAA in recovery period was negatively correlated with task control, decision control, resource control, and technology utilization (P < 0.01). The average activity of SAA was negatively correlated with task control, decision control, resource control, technology utilization, opportunity for participating in decision-making, and promotion (P < 0.05), and was positively correlated with quantitative load, load change, workload, and role ambiguity (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The occupational stress in 131 nurses is correlated with the activity of SAA, which can be used as an objective biomarker for identification and evaluation of occupational stress.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Psychology
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Stress, Psychological
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Work
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Biomarkers
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Epidemiology
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Workload
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Diagnosis
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Salivary alpha-Amylases
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Nurses
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Occupational Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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