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In this paper a rationale will be provided for the use of urine hormone tests in the assessment of stress in industry and as a measure of outcome of stress management programs.
Recent research on differential patterns of hormone responses to physical and psychological stress, examples of the effect of automation and piece work payments on hormone levels and changes in hormone levels as a result of stress management programs will be presented.
It is argued that these biochemical measures will play an ever increasing role in stress assessment since they are more objective and have the additional advantage of providing a direct link with stress related illness.
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Singer, G., Fibiger, W. (1983). Stress Hormones and Health. In: Kidman, A.D., Tomkins, J.K., Morris, C.A., Cooper, N.A. (eds) Molecular Pathology of Nerve and Muscle. Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5308-2_16
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