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Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing
ISSN: 1312-773X (Online)
Issue: 2018, vol. 24, issue4
Subject Area: Medicine
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DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2018244.2228
Published online: 31 October 2018
Original article
J of IMAB. 2018 Oct-Dec;24(4):2228-2231
ASSESSING SALIVARY CORTISOL IN RESEARCH OF SHIFT WORK RISKS AMONG CASINO EMPLOYEES IN BULGARIA
Vlayko Vodenicharov1
, Irena Ivanova2, Konstantin Mitov3,
1) Department of Hygiene, medical ecology and nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Clinical Laboratory, St. Ivan Rilski University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Organization and economics of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
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.
Keywords: salivary cortisol, casino employees, shift work,
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Please cite this article as: Vodenicharov V, Ivanova I, Mitov K. Assessing Salivary Cortisol in Research of Shift Work Risks Among Casino Employees in Bulgaria. J of IMAB. 2018 Oct-Dec;24(4):2228-2231. DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2018244.2228
Correspondence to: Vlayko Vodenicharov, MD. Department of Hygiene, medical ecology and nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Sofia; 49, Chataldja str., Sofia, Bulgaria; E-mail: vlayko_vodenicharov@abv.bg
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Received: 18 June 2018
Published online: 31 October 2018