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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Using Salivary Cortisol as an Objective Measure of Physiological Stress in People With Dementia and Chronic Pain: A Pilot Feasibility Study.

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2020 Jun 18


Biol Res Nurs


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32551828?dopt=Abstract

Using Salivary Cortisol as an Objective Measure of Physiological Stress in People With Dementia and Chronic Pain: A Pilot Feasibility Study.

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Using Salivary Cortisol as an Objective Measure of Physiological Stress in People With Dementia and Chronic Pain: A Pilot Feasibility Study.
Pu L, Todorovic M, Moyle W, Jones C
Biol Res Nurs. 2020 Jun 18:1099800420934543.
PMID: 32551828.

Abstract

Pain can elevate stress in people with dementia. Although salivary cortisol is used as a biomarker of stress in people with dementia, few studies have reported the feasibility of collection methods to assess salivary cortisol in nursing home residents with both dementia and chronic pain.
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