Stute, Petra; Anker, Marion; Hollenstein, Laura; von Wolff, Michael; Bitterlich, Norman; Meissner, Florian; Poethig, Dagmar (2019). Measuring chronic stress exposure incorporating the active and healthy ageing (AHA) concept within the cross-sectional Bern cohort study 2014 (BeCS-14). BioPsychoSocial medicine, 13(2), p. 2. BioMed Central 10.1186/s13030-019-0143-6
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The aim of the study was to represent chronic stress exposure by a complex generic Active and Healthy (AHA) diagnostic assessment tool incorporating ICF. This is a single-centre, cross-sectional, observational, non-interventional, non-randomized trial in University based women's hospital, division of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine. All participants followed a standardized, holistic battery of biopsychosocial assessments consisting of bio-functional status (BFS), bio-functional age (BFA) and the questionnaire for chronic stress exposure (TICS). 624 non-pediatric, non-geriatric subjects were recruited in the BeCS-14 cohort. The mean difference between chronological age and BFA was 7.8 ± 8.0 year equivalents. The mean stress level score assessed by SSCS was 13.2 with 45.4% being exposed to above average stress intensity. 22 BFS items (14 objective, 7 subjective) significantly correlated with chronic stress exposure (TICS-SSCS). The constructed sum score composed of SOC_L9 and complaint questionnaire (physical and emotional wellbeing) represented chronic stress exposure best (pearson-correlation value 0.564, p < 0.0001). Higher chronic stress exposure was associated with bio-functional pro-aging (less vitality) in both sexes. In conclusion, chronic stress is accepted as a major risk factor for developing non-communicable diseases (NCD). Our ICF compatible, complex, generic BFS/BFA assessment tool reflects chronic stress exposure and may be applied in various health care settings, e.g., in health promotion and prevention of NCDs.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Gynaecology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Stute, Petra, von Wolff, Michael |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1751-0759 |
Publisher: |
BioMed Central |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Monika Zehr |
Date Deposited: |
27 Dec 2019 09:23 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:33 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1186/s13030-019-0143-6 |
PubMed ID: |
30805024 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Bern cohort study 2014 Bio-functional age Bio-functional status Chronic stress European innovation partnership on active and healthy ageing (EIP-AHA) |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.136537 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/136537 |
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