Biomarker testing for stress and burnout
Cortisol is an important hormone involved in the body's response to physical and psychological stress. Unlike many laboratory measurements, cortisol changes considerably throughout the day.
Levels normally rise around awakening and then decline progressively towards the evening. Measuring several saliva samples at defined times therefore provides more information about an individual's cortisol pattern than a single measurement taken at one point in time.
A typical daily cortisol pattern
Cortisol rises around awakening before gradually declining throughout the day. The chart illustrates the type of profile measured by the Persometrics Stress Hormone Profile. Since these data were from a female, the reference shown in pink is for females.
Why measure cortisol several times?
A single cortisol measurement provides information about one moment in time. By collecting several samples across the day, it is possible to examine the pattern of cortisol secretion from awakening through to the evening.
Persometrics combines these physiological measurements with validated questionnaire data to provide a broader educational picture of stress and wellbeing.
Patterns such as the Cortisol Awakening Response and the decline in cortisol across the day are widely studied in stress research. However, cortisol measurements alone cannot diagnose or predict burnout.
Stress & wellbeing
Persometrics Stress Hormone Profile
CHF 219
The Persometrics Stress Hormone Profile combines repeated salivary cortisol measurements with validated questionnaire data to provide personalised insight into your individual stress-related patterns.
What's included?
- Five saliva samples collected at home
- Five laboratory cortisol analyses
- Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR)
- Daily cortisol slope
- Validated stress and wellbeing questionnaires
- Personalised digital report
- Scientific references and educational interpretation
Testing from home
Your saliva samples are collected at home at specified times and returned for analysis by a Swiss medical laboratory.
Persometrics uses an anonymous test code so that your laboratory sample does not need to carry your name or contact details. You also complete questionnaires online, providing additional context for your personalised report.