ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Hair Cortisol Concentration as a Biomarker of Sleep Quality and Related Disorders.
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- Men of Color Health Awareness intervention: changes in adrenocortical activity assessed using fingernail cortisol.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Hair Cortisol as a Biomarker of Chronic Stress in Community-Dwelling Adults With Longstanding Multiple Sclerosis.Western journal of nursing research · 2026Article
- Elevated Hair Cortisol Concentrations Are Associated With Poor Sleep Quality Evaluated Using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index but Not With Actigraphy.Journal of sleep research · 2026Article
- Factors affecting hair cortisol concentration in privately owned intact cats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Donkey hair cortisol concentrations are associated with carrying heavy load and being beaten at work.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Frequencies of persistence, activity pacing, fear avoidance and general stress in acute neck pain.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2025Review
- The Role of Rumination and Worry in the Bidirectional Relationship Between Stress and Sleep Quality in Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Sleep quality and nighttime sleep duration mediated the association between occupational stress and work-related musculoskeletal disorders among bus drivers.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Analysis of the use of rosemary for cortisol levels and sleep quality among nursing professionals.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Article
- Hair cortisol and psychiatric symptomatology in children; outcomes of group CBT.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2024Article
- The Impact of Light-Dark Cycle Alteration on the Acceleration of Type 1 Diabetes in NOD Mice Model.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- The Queensland Twin Adolescent Brain Project, a longitudinal study of adolescent brain development.Scientific data · 2023Article
- Analysis of the determinants of sleep quality in a Spanish population: a study protocol for a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2023Observational
- Sleep Disturbances in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Role of Calcium Homeostasis Imbalance.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Association of hair glucocorticoid levels with sleep quality indicators: a pilot study in apparently healthy perimenopausal and menopausal women.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- The Associations of Psychologic and Physiologic Manifestations of Parental Stress in Critical Congenital Heart Disease.Biological research for nursing · 2022Article
- Higher Levels of Stress-Related Hair Steroid Hormones Are Associated with the Increased SCORE2 Risk Prediction Algorithm in Apparently Healthy Women.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2022Article
- The Association between Endogenous Hair Steroid Hormones and Social Environmental Factors in a Group of Conscripts during Basic Military Training.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Special Issue "Mental Health Issues and Quality of Life in Older Individuals".Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Split-Second Unlearning: Developing a Theory of Psychophysiological Dis-ease.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Cortisol is the end product of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, and its production is increased mainly in stressful situations or in chronic disorders accompanied by stress enhancement. Altered cortisol concentrations have been reported in a number of neuropsychiatric diseases and sleep disorders. Cortisol concentrations have been measured using several methods, and in several matrixes, such as blood, saliva, and urine. However, lately, hair cortisol, for several reasons, has emerged as a promising biomarker of long-term retrospective HPA activation. Several experimental approaches for cortisol measurement with the corresponding concentration reference ranges and a summary of findings from scientific literature on this field are presented. There is evidence of a close relationship between HPA functional alteration and the development of neuropsychiatric disorders. Sleep disorders are the most common manifestation in several neuropsychiatric conditions, and have also been associated to cortisol alterations in both adults and children. Many studies indicate that hair cortisol constitutes a valuable tool for further contributing to existing data on salivary, plasma, or urinary cortisol concentrations in patients with sleep disorders.
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