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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
Using responses to questionnaires and results of saliva samples from 40 women, the authors assessed the effects on health of participation in a short leisure trip (2 nights, 3 d) to Kyushu Island in Japan. They addressed transportation, sightseeing, and group activities during the tour, which might differ from participants' usual activities. Levels of the salivary endocrinological stress markers cortisol and chromogranin A (CgA) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In each of the groups with characteristics considered healthy and related to lifestyle, patterns of behavior, perceived stressors, and stress reactions, a decrease in the cortisol levels and an increase in the CgA levels were apparent during the tour. The baseline for stress hormone changes was the levels on awakening on Day 1 (i.e., immediately before the tour). These findings suggest that even short periods of travel can bring about a reduction in di-stress and acquisition of eu-stress, experienced as feeling uplifted or fulfilled.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-9896
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
717-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Chromogranin A, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Chromogranins, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Geography, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Health Promotion, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Health Status, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Hydrocortisone, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Leisure Activities, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Life Style, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Saliva, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Stress, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16789482-Travel
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Medical assessment of the health effects of short leisure trips.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Social and Environmental Medicine Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article