Evaluation of Psychological Stress in Confined Environments Using Salivary, Skin, and Facial Image Parameters

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2018 May 31

PMID 29844534

Citations 6

Authors

Mariko Egawa

Shinichiro Haze

Yoko Gozu

Junichi Hosoi

Tomoko Onodera

Yosuke Tojo

Masako Katsuyama

Yusuke Hara

Chika Katagiri

Natsuhiko Inoue

Satoshi Furukawa

Go Suzuki

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Abstract

Detecting the influence of psychological stress is particularly important in prolonged space missions. In this study, we determined potential markers of psychological stress in a confined environment. We examined 23 Japanese subjects staying for 2 weeks in a confined facility at Tsukuba Space Center, measuring salivary, skin, and facial image parameters. Saliva was collected at four points in a single day to detect diurnal variation. Increases in salivary cortisol were detected after waking up on the 4th and 11th days, and at 15:30 on the 1st and in the second half of the stay. Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and sebum content of the skin were higher compared with outside the facility on the 4th and 1st days respectively. Increased IL-1β in the stripped stratum corneum was observed on the 14th day, and 7 days after leaving. Differences in facial expression symmetry at the time of facial expression changes were observed on 11th and 14th days. Thus, we detected a transition of psychological stress using salivary cortisol profiles and skin physiological parameters. The results also suggested that IL-1β in the stripped stratum corneum and facial expression symmetry are possible novel markers for conveniently detecting psychological stress.

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