作者: Sara de Andrés-García , Patricia Sariñana-González , Angel Romero-Martínez , Luis Moya-Albiol , Esperanza Gonzalez-Bono
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2013.798294
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摘要: AbstractProviding care for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is particularly stressful and frequently associated disturbances in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis of caregiver. This study examined whether stress response modulated by factors such as age recipient number years spent caregiver providing ASD individual. Caregivers children (n = 15), adolescents (n = 12), adults (n = 11) were exposed to two episodes acute psychosocial stressor a 1 day session. Salivary cortisol samples obtained before, during, after episodes. Psychological characteristics (states anxiety, anger, mood) measured before The individuals (age, degree autism, global activity, level autonomy) also registered. A difference was found when caregivers compared those a...