Measuring Children's Stress via Saliva in Surgical and Endoscopic Procedures and Its Measurement Intention in the Community: Reality-Future Prospects

• Main Authors: Maria Grigoropoulou (Author), Achilleas Attilakos (Author), Anestis Charalampopoulos (Author), Smaragdi Fessatou (Author), Efstratios Vamvakas (Author), Anastasia Dimopoulou (Author), Nikolaos Zavras (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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(1) Background: Children who undergo surgical or endoscopic procedures display high levels of stress, and various means are applied to reduce their anxiety. Salivary cortisol (S Cortisol) and salivary alpha-amylase (SAA) are often used as a valid biomarker of stress. The primary purpose of the study...