Differences in the diurnal variation of salivary stress biomarkers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic between telecommuters and office workers.

Objectives: It is necessary to objectively assess the stress state of workers, from the standpoint of holistic palliative care, in order to determine how the rapid change in work styles in the "live with coronavirus era"-in which people will coexist and live with the coronavirus (COVID-19)-will affect their physical and mental health. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of rapid changes in work patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic on the neuroendocrine stress response of workers.

Design And Methods: A total of sixteen subjects, 9 telecommuters (2 males, 7 females; age, 37.

Comprehensive assessment of the impact of horticultural activities on salivary stress biomarkers, psychological status, and the autonomic nervous system response visualized using a wearable biosensor.

Objectives: This study aims to comprehensively investigate the changes of salivary stress biomarkers, psychological status, and autonomic nervous system (ANS) response due to horticultural activities (HAs).

Design And Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in twenty Japanese healthy adults (mean age, 58.4 years).