Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and related factors in adolescent during a tennis tournament

dc.contributor.authorUcuz, İlknur
dc.contributor.authorUcar, Cihat
dc.contributor.authorGurer, Huseyin
dc.contributor.authorYıldız, Sedat
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T19:42:39Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T19:42:39Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim: Adolescence is an important period of development and during this period young people are more susceptible to mentalillnesses. Therefore, a comprehensive knowledge of the factors that mediate stress response can help developing our understandingof these diseases. The aim of this study is to examine the activity of hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal axis and determine factorsaffecting this activity in adolescents.Material and Methods: The adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17, who participated in the official amateur tennis tournament,were included in the study. The data form, including questions for the assessment of the stress level and sociodemographic variableswas filled. Then, salivary cortisol levels were measured before (-5 minutes) and after (+5 minutes) the first match of the official tennistournament.Results: The mean salivary cortisol levels were 40.8±53.8 ng/ml, before the game and 98.8±150.5 ng/ml, after the game (p=0.008).The salivary cortisol levels were statistically higher, after the game, in males, those who won, and those who felt anxious comparedthe before.Conclusion: The results of this study showed that salivary cortisol level can be used in the assessment of stress response inadolescents and various factors such as gender, mood, and state of winning are effective on cortisol response.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.08.801
dc.identifier.endpage2233en_US
dc.identifier.issn2636-7688
dc.identifier.issue9en_US
dc.identifier.startpage2227en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid409479en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.08.801
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/409479
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/88546
dc.identifier.volume27en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals of Medical Researchen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleHypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and related factors in adolescent during a tennis tournamenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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