Measuring salivary cortisol in biobehavioral research: A systematic review and methodological considerations
The assessment of salivary cortisol in community settings has gained popularity in biobehavioral research due to its noninvasive sampling, ease of handling and storage, and suitability for repeated sampling in short intervals. Ensuring consistent methodological practices for salivary cortisol is ess...
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| author | Fanghong Dong Justine S. Sefcik Elizabeth Euiler Nancy A. Hodgson |
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| description | The assessment of salivary cortisol in community settings has gained popularity in biobehavioral research due to its noninvasive sampling, ease of handling and storage, and suitability for repeated sampling in short intervals. Ensuring consistent methodological practices for salivary cortisol is essential. This systematic review critically examines salivary cortisol collection procedures, data cleaning, and analysis to better understand its role in biobehavioral research within community populations. Fifty-eight articles met the inclusion criteria. Results indicated significant variability in study designs and cortisol measurement procedures, particularly regarding the biobehavioral role of cortisol, sampling periods, covariate considerations, cortisol analysis parameters, and data analysis plans. The review highlights commonly used and promising study designs while identifying methodological issues in cortisol measurement and analysis that should be addressed to improve comparability in future research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d8a424ad2ec9441e98b2c0ab6edfa68b2025-01-26T05:05:04ZengElsevierBrain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health2666-35462025-02-0143100936Measuring salivary cortisol in biobehavioral research: A systematic review and methodological considerationsFanghong Dong0Justine S. Sefcik1Elizabeth Euiler2Nancy A. Hodgson3School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USACollege of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USACollege of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USASchool of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Corresponding author.The assessment of salivary cortisol in community settings has gained popularity in biobehavioral research due to its noninvasive sampling, ease of handling and storage, and suitability for repeated sampling in short intervals. Ensuring consistent methodological practices for salivary cortisol is essential. This systematic review critically examines salivary cortisol collection procedures, data cleaning, and analysis to better understand its role in biobehavioral research within community populations. Fifty-eight articles met the inclusion criteria. Results indicated significant variability in study designs and cortisol measurement procedures, particularly regarding the biobehavioral role of cortisol, sampling periods, covariate considerations, cortisol analysis parameters, and data analysis plans. The review highlights commonly used and promising study designs while identifying methodological issues in cortisol measurement and analysis that should be addressed to improve comparability in future research.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266635462400214XSalivary cortisolBiobehavioral researchCommunity setting |
| spellingShingle | Fanghong Dong Justine S. Sefcik Elizabeth Euiler Nancy A. Hodgson Measuring salivary cortisol in biobehavioral research: A systematic review and methodological considerations Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health Salivary cortisol Biobehavioral research Community setting |
| title | Measuring salivary cortisol in biobehavioral research: A systematic review and methodological considerations |
| title_full | Measuring salivary cortisol in biobehavioral research: A systematic review and methodological considerations |
| title_fullStr | Measuring salivary cortisol in biobehavioral research: A systematic review and methodological considerations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring salivary cortisol in biobehavioral research: A systematic review and methodological considerations |
| title_short | Measuring salivary cortisol in biobehavioral research: A systematic review and methodological considerations |
| title_sort | measuring salivary cortisol in biobehavioral research a systematic review and methodological considerations |
| topic | Salivary cortisol Biobehavioral research Community setting |
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