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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Aging, Amnesia, Chronic Disease, Cognition Disorders, Depression, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Male, Severity of Illness Index, Stress, Psychological.
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Is chronic stress associated with high cortisol levels and emotional coping mechanisms in amnestic mild cognitive impairment? Context: To investigate the association between cortisol levels, chronic stress and coping in subjects with amnestic-type mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). Cortisol levels were measured using morning saliva samples from 33 individuals with aMCI and from 41 healthy elderly. Chronic stress was evaluated with the Stress Symptoms List (SSL), whereas coping strategies were assessed using the Jalowiec Coping Scale. aMCI subjects with high SSL scores presented higher cortisol levels (p = 0.045). Furthermore, aMCI subjects who employed emotion-focused coping had higher SSL scores (p = 0.023).
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The association between increased cortisol secretion, chronic stress and coping strategies may be modulated by the presence or absence of cognitive impairment, where memory defi- cit awareness constitutes an additional potential factor involved in high stress severity. Final Decision: yes