Saliva testosterone and heart rate variability in the professional symphony orchestra after “public faintings” of an orchestra member

A cross-sectional study of psychosocial work environment and stress in the Danish symphony orchestras

“…Other studies have found speciWc working conditions of musicians to be related to adverse psychological outcomes such as interactions with the conductor, rehearsals, artistic integrity, solo performances, and performance anxiety (Parasuraman and Purohit 2000;Liljeholm Johansson and Theorell 2003;Salmon et al 1995;Middlestadt and Fishbein 1988). Social support has been identiWed as an important stressor in symphony orchestras in several previous studies (Liljeholm Johansson and Theorell 2003;Johansson 2010;Theorell et al 2007). However, in the present study, the Wndings on associations of social support and stress did not emphasize this factor in particular.…”

“…The study was designed as a part of a cross-sectional survey of the work environment and health in Danish symphony musicians conducted during 2007(Paarup et al 2011. The dimensions of psychosocial work environment and stress symptoms were investigated using the Copenhagen Psychosocial questionnaire (COPSOQII) developed by the National Institute of Occupational Health in Denmark .…”

Psychosocial and physiological correlates of self-reported hearing problems in male and female musicians in symphony orchestras

“…The smaller sample, entitled the "longitudinal study" (Fig. 1), was longitudinal and has been described before (Theorell et al, 2007). In that study there were two parts.…”

“…Both orchestras went through administrative changes during the study years, including changes of chief conductor and chief executive officer. In addition one of the two orchestras experienced a major threat during the initial phase of the study since one member of the orchestra fainted twice during concerts and also during rehearsals (Theorell et al, 2007). This problem was handled during the half year between the first and second observation.…”

Comparison between Choir Singing and Group Discussion in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients over One Year: Saliva Testosterone Increases in New Choir Singers

“…Anabolic/regenerative processes are reflected for instance in the blood concentration of testosterone. Recently, it has been shown that fluctuations in the 'free' blood concentration (not bound to proteins in the blood) of testosterone are closely mirrored in saliva [18] . The anabolic/regenerative activities are of central importance to our ability to withstand adverse effects of long-lasting stress [19] .…”