Rapid optical determination of salivary cortisol responses in individuals undergoing physiological and psychological stress.

ABSTRACT: Traditional methods for management of mental illnesses in the post-pandemic setting can be inaccessible for many individuals due to a multitude of reasons, including financial stresses and anxieties surrounding face-to-face interventions. The use of a point-of-care tool for self-management of stress levels and mental health status is the natural trajectory towards creating solutions for one of the primary contributors to the global burden of disease. Notably, cortisol is the main stress hormone and a key logical indicator of hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis activity that governs the activation of the human stress system. Therefore, the measurement of cortisol is imperative to lead the discussion of the relationship between psychological stress and mental health deterioration. The

SUBMITTER: Ahmed T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11685491 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature