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Primasari, Ameta, Astrina, Ika, Purba, Evan Yosia |
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Journal of International Dental & Medical Research; 2024, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p1228-1232, 5p |
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Academic stress begins with the learning process and the pressure to get a good score. Stress can affect human hormones, one of which is the hormone melatonin. Melatonin is a stronger antioxidant than vitamin E and has potent anti-cancer properties. This hormone also acts as an immunomodulator, and its synthesis inhibition causes a suppression of humoral and cellular responses. The benefit of this research is to manage stress because many students are unaware that they are stressed. It is important to manage stress in order to gain better health and analyze the effects of salivary melatonin hormone levels on students experiencing academic stress and facing exams. This study uses analytical surveys with a cross-sectional design. The population in this study was a student of the faculty of dentistry in North Sumatra. Aged 18-25 were taken using purposive sampling with inclusion and exclusion criteria of 20 subjects. A questionnaire was given to the subject to determine the criteria, and saliva was collected using the draining method. The melatonin hormone was tested using ELISA. Then the subjects were given a questionnaire to determine the quality of sleep. The average melatonin hormone was 1049.61pg/ml±47.26. Females are more likely to experience lower sleep quality than males. There was a significant difference between the mean melatonin hormone based on sleep time. There was no relationship between the quality of sleep and the student's test score. Academic stress can affect sleep quality and cause the hormone melatonin to decrease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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