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ISSN: 1735-7667 Iranian Journal of Military Medicine 2012;14(1):57-61
ISSN: 1735-7667 Iranian Journal of Military Medicine 2012;14(1):57-61
Effect of oral glucose consumption on cortisol level of night-work nurses
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Original ResearchAuthors
Amiri H. ()Mahmoudi H. ()
Daneshmandi M. (1)
Mahmoudi H. ()
Ebadi A. (2)
Sirati Nir M. (3)
Jafari M. (4)
() Department of Military Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
() Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
() Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(2) Department of Internal-Surgery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(3) Department of Psychiatric Nursing , Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(4) Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Article History
Received: June 14, 2011Accepted: February 13, 2012
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ABSTRACT
Aims
The stress of workplace and night shift is associated with changes in serum cortisol levels that can cause physical and mental disorders in nurses. Considering the importance of nurse health and patient safety, this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of oral glucose intake on cortisol levels in night-shift nurses.
Methods In this experimental study done in 2011, 60 male nurses of two educational hospitals in Tehran were selected by purposive sampling method and were divided into two groups. Cortisol and blood glucose concentration were measured in both groups at 4 a.m. Afterward, the case group received 75gr of oral glucose dissolved in 250ml of water in syrup form and the control group received just the same volume of water. Again the blood glucose and cortisol concentrations were measured in both groups after an hour with glucometer and ELISA test. Data were analyzed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, independent and paired T-test and Pearson correlation test by SPSS 15 software.
Results Plasma cortisol concentrations in both case and control groups reduced an hour after glucose intake. Although cortisol levels were different in both groups after the intervention, the difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05).
Conclusion Although blood glucose level is effective on body cortisol secretion cycle, no significant correlation exists between the intake of glucose-rich meals at the end of a night-shift and reduction of cortisol concentrations.
Methods In this experimental study done in 2011, 60 male nurses of two educational hospitals in Tehran were selected by purposive sampling method and were divided into two groups. Cortisol and blood glucose concentration were measured in both groups at 4 a.m. Afterward, the case group received 75gr of oral glucose dissolved in 250ml of water in syrup form and the control group received just the same volume of water. Again the blood glucose and cortisol concentrations were measured in both groups after an hour with glucometer and ELISA test. Data were analyzed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, independent and paired T-test and Pearson correlation test by SPSS 15 software.
Results Plasma cortisol concentrations in both case and control groups reduced an hour after glucose intake. Although cortisol levels were different in both groups after the intervention, the difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05).
Conclusion Although blood glucose level is effective on body cortisol secretion cycle, no significant correlation exists between the intake of glucose-rich meals at the end of a night-shift and reduction of cortisol concentrations.
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