Using salivary amaylase to measure stress caused by urinating in diapers

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This article focuses on using salivary amylase levels to objectively measure patient stress caused by urinating in diapers. The study included 16 female students from Meiji University of Integrative Medicine. Participants were 20-21 years old,in good health,and not menstruating. Participants adhered to study conditions and the final eligible number of participants was 15. Average salivary amylase levels before and after urination were 51.0(SD±14.6) kIU/L and 38.1(SD±12.3) kIU/L,respectively. Average salivary amylase when relaxed was 32.8(SD±13.3) kIU/L. These results suggest that stress associated with urination in a diaper can be measured using salivary amylase levels. This result is more fully developed in evaluation of intervention. For people with communication difficulties,e.g.,people with dementia or disuse syndrome,our findings could be applied to evaluation of stress associated with using diapers.
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