INFLUENCE OF STRESS ON BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART RATE, LEVELS OF SALIVARY AMYLASE AND SKIN TEMPERATURE
Abstract: Productivity is the
key to improved standard of living of a Country. Productivity growth represents
the key to economic success. In this perspective we could increase
productivity, one through human resources productivity that represents a
potential contained within each human being. From understanding of human
resources, then human health is one factor that important to support good human
resources. And stress is one of human health problems that can be classified as
dangerous phenomenon that leads to deterioration of people’s total functioning
The physiological stressors activate two stress response systems; the HPA axis
(hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) and SAM sympatho-adrenal-medullary axis. SAM
activates two regulatory systems, i.e. systems hormones norepinephrine and
direct system sympathetic innervations. Both affect increased secretion of
salivary amylase. Increased levels of norepinephrine associated with the
increased of blood pressure, heart rate, and skin temperature. In this research
we use blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature and salivary amylase
because the four physiological factors can be measured by non-invasive way and
without requiring special skills. Ten people volunteered to participate in this
study. All study participants were healthy adults and aged between 23 until 35
years old. All of them are not smoker. The subject consisted by five males and
five females. All of them will measured their blood pressure (BP), heart rate
(HR), salivary amylase, and skin temperature. Further, the experiment data will
analyzed using statistical analysis – Ordinal Logistic Regression to know the
influence of stress on physiological factors. Two physiological factors namely
amylase and heart rate that affected by stress. For blood pressure and skin
temperature revealed no effect. No effect in this case based solely on the
statement of the hypothesis only. Indeed for the results of the effect of
stress on blood pressure and skin temperature result still not clear. Due to it
can be both factors at the time of acute stress response. While this study only
used to determine the effect of stress on physiological factors immediately.
Penulis: Sylvie Indah Kartika
Sari
Kode Jurnal: jptindustridd160423
