Impact of educational stress on cortisol, cardiac autonomic drive and academic performance of medical students

Objectives: To assess stressors, heart-rate variability (HRV) and cortisol level in first year medical students (n-85), thrice in a year (beginning vs. mid-year vs. end-year). And we examined the association of these variables with their academic performance. Methods: Stressors were measured by m...

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Main Author: Namrata Upadhayay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara 2014-05-01
Series:Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/9843