Abstract:Objective: to assess salivary cortisol concentrations in hematology/oncology nurses on working days and days off. Methods: a cross-sectional study carried out with 28 nurses from a university hospital. A sociodemographic, employment and health profile questionnaire was applied. For saliva collection, Salivette® tubes were used. Descriptive and analytical analysis was used. Results: there was no significant difference in cortisol concentrations between working days and days off (p>0.05). The high cortisol … Show more
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