scholarly journals Análise do consumo de substâncias psicoativas por estudantes de medicina de uma Faculdade do Espírito Santo, Brasil / Analysis of psychoactive substance consumption by medical students at a College in Espírito Santo, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Carla Campos Miranda ◽  
Gabriel Zampirolli Azevedo ◽  
Bruno Rocha Moreira ◽  
João Pedro Miranda Pesca ◽  
Beatriz Pinheiro Destefani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
De Medicina

Introdução: A faculdade de medicina traz uma bagagem vultosa de conteúdos e carga horária desde os primeiros anos de ensino. Aliado a isso, a cobrança constante por resultados por parte de familiares, professores e do próprio aluno pode refletir diretamente na saúde mental dos estudantes e no abuso de substâncias psicoativas. Objetivo: Avaliar o consumo dessas substâncias por acadêmicos de uma faculdade particular de medicina do estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil. Material e Métodos: Estudo observacional do tipo transversal realizado no período de agosto de 2019 a dezembro de 2019, na cidade de Vitória, Espírito Santo. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio da aplicação de um questionário, disponibilizado via Google Forms, contendo 34 perguntas acerca do uso de substâncias psicoativas (álcool, tabaco, drogas ilícitas e benzodiazepínicos). Resultados: Dos 279 alunos, 85,7% relataram fazer uso de bebida alcoólica, 20,1% disseram utilizar cigarro, 49,1% responderam fazer ou ter feito uso de drogas ilícitas alguma vez na vida e 22,6% relataram ter feito ou fazer uso de benzodiazepínicos, sendo esse uso significativamente maior entre estudantes do 9º ao 12º período (p=0,001). Conclusão: O consumo de álcool, tabaco, drogas ilícitas e benzodiazepínicos foi elevado na população de estudantes de medicina analisada, bem como o risco de abuso e dependência do álcool. Entretanto, é necessário um número maior de pesquisas com mais rigor e adequação metodológica para ampliar os resultados encontrados.Palavras-chave: Substâncias psicoativas, Tabaco, Álcool, Benzodiazepínicos, Drogas ilícitas, Estudantes de medicinaABSTRACT:Introduction: The medical school brings a large amount of content and hours since the first years of teaching. Allied to this, the constant demand for results by relatives, teachers and a self-pressure by the students may directly reflect on the mental health of students and on the abuse of psychoactive substances. Objective: Evaluate the consumption of these substances by academics from a private medical school in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Material and Methods: Observational cross-sectional study carried out from August 2019 to December 2019, in the city of Vitória, Espírito Santo. Data collection was performed through the application of a questionnaire, made available via Google Forms, containing 34 questions about the use of psychoactive substances (alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and benzodiazepines). Results: Of the 279 students, 85.7% reported using alcoholic beverages, 20.1% said they used cigarettes, 49.1% reported using or having used illicit drugs at some time in their lives and 22.6% reported having made or make use of benzodiazepines, with this use being higher among students from the 9th to the 12th period (p = 0.001). Conclusion: The consumption of alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and benzodiazepines was high in the population of medical students analyzed, as well as the risk of alcohol abuse and dependence. However, more research is needed with more rigor and methodological adequacy to expand the results found.Keywords: Psychoactive substances, Tobacco, Alcohol, Benzodiazepines, illicit drugs and Medical students

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Stress Phasei In Students of tThe Health Area

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Lemes Dutra ◽  
André Abrantes Rosique ◽  
Asaphe Lemes Dutra ◽  
Sarah Da Silva Candido ◽  
Cynthia Kallás Bachur
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The Body ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Health Area ◽  
De Medicina

Stress is a general wear and tear of the body, being responsible for changes in the state of health and well-being of the individual. The present study had as objective apply an Inventory of Stress Symptoms among both medical and physiotherapy students, compare and identify the stage of stress they encounter. This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of students of the 4th year of both Medicine and Physiotherapy courses from Universidade de Franca- São Paulo, volunteers, regardless of sex or ethnicity. An inventory of Stress Symptoms I.S.S. Lipp to characterize the stress phase of students. A total of 70 students participated in the study, 25 of which were physiotherapists, 22 male and 48 female, 21.92 ± 1.57 years old, and 45 medical students, with a mean age of 24, 87 + 4.26 years. In both courses, the sample analyzed showed a predominance in the Resistance phase, corresponding to a score of 4.26 in relation to medical students and 1.57 in physiotherapy. Based on the data from the present study, it was possible to identify that the students of the health area are in a predominantly Exhaustion phase, according to the Lipp inventory. Avaliação da Fase de Estresse em Estudantes da Área da Saúde O estresse é causado pelas alterações psicofisiológicas que ocorrem quando o indivíduo é forçado a enfrentar situações que o irritem. O presente estudo teve como objetivo aplicar um Inventário de Sintomas de estresse entre estudantes de medicina e fisioterapia, comparar e identificar a fase de estresse que eles se encontram. Trata-se de um estudo de caráter descritivo e transversal. A amostra foi composta por estudantes do 4º ano do curso de Medicina e de Fisioterapia da Universidade de Franca- São Paulo, voluntários,sem distinção de sexo ou etnia. Foi aplicado um Inventário de Sintomas de estresse I.S.S. Lipp para caracterizar a fase do estresse dos estudantes. Participaram deste estudo70 estudantes, 25 do curso de Fisioterapia, com idade 21,92 + 1,57 anos e 45 estudantes do curso de medicina, com idade média de 24,87 + 4,26 anos. A amostra analisada apresenta, em ambos os cursos, uma predominância na fase de Resistência, correspondendo um escore de 4,26 em relação aos estudantes de Medicina e 1,57 aos de Fisioterapia. Com base nos resultados dos dados do presente estudo, foi possível identificar que os estudantes da área de saúde encontram-se em uma fase predominantemente de Exaustão segundo o inventário de Lipp.

scholarly journals Career Aspiration and Life Satisfaction of Final Year Medical School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-491
Author(s):  
Uzma Zahid
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Career Aspiration ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical School Students

The aim of this study was to assess career aspiration and its three subscales (leadership, achievement, educational) and their relationship with life-satisfaction in final year medical school students of both genders. This cross-sectional study was carried out in final year students of a medical college in Rawalpindi,Pakistan using 24 items revised English Version of Career Aspiration Scale (CAS) and 5 items Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). This study was conducted on total 88 final year medical school students, among them 44 were males and 44 were females. Findings show significant correlation of career aspiration with lifesatisfaction, as well as of its educational subscale and life satisfaction. There was a non-significant correlation of achievement and leadership subscales of career aspiration with life-satisfaction. Medical students who are more aspired towards their career seem to be more satisfied in their life. Moreover, medical students were more interested in getting more and more education but there is lack of aptitude towards achievement and leadership, signifying the need of mentoring amongst medical students. Practical steps should be taken to develop achievement and leadership aspects of medical students, which can ultimately enhance their career aspirations.

scholarly journals Qualidade de Vida e Graduação em Medicina

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabela Maria Melo Miranda ◽  
Helen Hana Fernandes Tavares ◽  
Heloísa Rodrigues Soares da Silva ◽  
Monise Santana Braga ◽  
Raquel de Oliveira Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract: Introduction: In recent years, the quality of life of medical students has been questioned, given the context in which they are inserted. Stress as a result of the number of long hours, difficulty in reconciling academic and personal life, exposure to situations of pain and suffering, have been shown to be the main factors for the decrease in quality of life of these students. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of medical students and its associated factors. Method: Cross-sectional study with 419 medical students from a public institution in Goiás. The study was carried out with students over 18 years old and enrolled in the second to the eighth semester of medical school, between 2017 and 2018. Sociodemographic and lifestyle questionnaires and the World Health Organization Questionnaire for Quality of Life - Brief Form (WHOQOL-BREF) were used. Results: The factors related to low quality of life were: female gender, the use of stimulants, thinking about giving up medical school and having comorbidities. Those related to a better quality of life were consuming fruits and vegetables, practicing physical activity, more sleeping time and stress management. Conclusion: This study found a set of factors capable of interfering with the quality of life of these students, suggesting the need for interventions aimed at pedagogical and psychological support.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Study of The Background Factors Associated With Academic Motivation Upon Admission To A Medical School in Japan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagai Nobuhiro ◽  
Kaori Kono ◽  
Kazumichi Onigata ◽  
Takashi Watari
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Background Factors ◽  
Sports Club ◽  
High Level

Abstract Background To become a doctor with a high level of professionalism and ethical standards, it is important to have and maintain a high level of motivation from the time of admission to medical school. However, no studies in Japan have quantitatively investigated the factors related to motivation immediately after enrollment. In this study, we identified the background factors that influence the motivation of medical students immediately after admission. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted. First-year medical students answered our questionnaire three weeks after admission. The questionnaire comprised 16 demographic items, and the 28-item Academic Motivation Scale was used to quantify motivation. Results Our analysis showed that amotivation, representing low self-determinant motivation, was significantly higher in students whose parents were medical professionals and in students who did not talk about their problems than in those whose parents were not medical professionals and those who did talk about their problems, respectively. Intrinsic motivation, which indicates the level of self-determinant motivation, was significantly lower in students who belonged to a sports club. Conclusions No previous studies have suggested that having parents who are medical professionals might be a factor associated with their children’s decreased motivation when entering medical school in Japan. However, further research is needed to analyze this relationship.

Consumption of Drugs in the Adolescence

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
C.M. Sousa Albuquerque ◽  
V.M. Costa Rodrigues ◽  
A. Carvalho ◽  
A. Gonçalves ◽  
G. Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
On Line ◽  
Education Process

It is a consummate fact that the youths occupy, during the adolescence most of the day in the school, being that many prominent behaviours for the health are initiated in this phase of the life. It is for that fundamental that the schools be health promoters spaces.Objectives : to know the age of initiation to the consumption of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and illicit drugs in this sample; to calculate the prevalence rate of these consumption; to identify priority areas to approach in the Health Education process.This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study, that is going to identify behaviours of risk for the health of High School students of Douro Region. The sample is constituted by 466 students of seven schools. The data were collected through a questionnaire on line, of Janeiro to March of 2007, disposed in the site http://jovemsaudavel.com.sapo.pt, designed for the effect. In the data treatment we utilize the statistical descriptive and the qui-square test.The ages average of initiation to the consumption of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and illicit drugs is 12,5, 12,3 and 13,6 years, whereas the prevalence's of these consumption are 38,9%, 16,9% and 6,0%, respectively. Highlights-itself the sporadic consumption of alcoholic beverages (28,4%), the abusive consumption of tobacco (9,4%) and of illicit drugs (1,8%). The boys swallow beverages and smoke with bigger frequency than the girls ((c2: p = 0,006 and 0,001). They had intercourse relations already 27,7% of the students of this sample, of the which 11,9% did not use protection.

scholarly journals Depression, stress and anxiety in medical students: A cross-sectional comparison between students from different semesters

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Lúcia Damásio Moutinho ◽  
◽  
Natalia de Castro Pecci Maddalena ◽  
Ronald Kleinsorge Roland ◽  
Alessandra Lamas Granero Lucchetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Chi Squared

Summary Objective: To compare the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and stress in medical students from all semesters of a Brazilian medical school and assess their respective associated factors. Method: A cross-sectional study of students from the twelve semesters of a Brazilian medical school was carried out. Students filled out a questionnaire including sociodemographics, religiosity (DUREL - Duke Religion Index), and mental health (DASS-21 - Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale). The students were compared for mental health variables (Chi-squared/ANOVA). Linear regression models were employed to assess factors associated with DASS-21 scores. Results: 761 (75.4%) students answered the questionnaire; 34.6% reported depressive symptomatology, 37.2% showed anxiety symptoms, and 47.1% stress symptoms. Significant differences were found for: anxiety - ANOVA: [F = 2.536, p=0.004] between first and tenth (p=0.048) and first and eleventh (p=0.025) semesters; depression - ANOVA: [F = 2.410, p=0.006] between first and second semesters (p=0.045); and stress - ANOVA: [F = 2.968, p=0.001] between seventh and twelfth (p=0.044), tenth and twelfth (p=0.011), and eleventh and twelfth (p=0.001) semesters. The following factors were associated with (a) stress: female gender, anxiety, and depression; (b) depression: female gender, intrinsic religiosity, anxiety, and stress; and (c) anxiety: course semester, depression, and stress. Conclusion: Our findings revealed high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in medical students, with marked differences among course semesters. Gender and religiosity appeared to influence the mental health of the medical students.

scholarly journals Epidemiologic characterization of bovine tuberculosis in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5Supl2) ◽  
pp. 3567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Onell Ardila Galvis ◽  
José Henrique Hildebrand Grisi-Filho ◽  
Daniele Da Costa ◽  
Alba Luisa Pereira Ribeiro Said ◽  
Marcos Amaku ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Tuberculin Test ◽  
Reproductive Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Fixed Number ◽  
The State ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Apparent Prevalence ◽  
Espirito Santo

A cross-sectional study was carried out between January 2012 and May 2014 to investigate the status of bovine tuberculosis in the state of Espírito Santo. The state was divided into two regions, and in each of them, 300 farms with reproductive activity were randomly selected and considered as the primary sampling units. In the selected farms, a fixed number of female bovines aged over 2 years were randomly selected to undergo a comparative cervical tuberculin test; an epidemiologic questionnaire was also applied. In the state of Espírito Santo, the apparent prevalence of tuberculosis-positive farms was 7.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 5.7-9.9). Prevalence at the herd level varied from 4.6% (95% CI = 2.6-7.3) in region 1 to 11.1% (95% CI = 7.7-15.3) in region 2. The apparent prevalence of tuberculosis-positive animals was 0.7% (95% CI = 0.3-1.1) in the state, and the prevalence varied from 0.3% (95% CI = 0.2-0.6) in region 1 to 1.2% (95% CI = 0.3-2.9) in region 2. The risk factors associated with tuberculosis prevalence in Espírito Santo were the number of adult females ? 10 (odds ratio [OR] = 2.40; 95% CI = 1.17-5.31) and milking type (milking machine/milking parlor) (OR = 2.88; 95% CI = 1.36-5.86]). The state of Espírito Santo should set up a surveillance system to detect and control bovine tuberculosis, taking into account the importance of dairy farms and animal trade in the state.

scholarly journals Hepatitis C in prisoners and non-prisoners in Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 737-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tânia Cristina Falquetto ◽  
Denise Coutinho Endringer ◽  
Tadeu Uggere de Andrade ◽  
Dominik Lenz
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Prison Population ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hcv Rna ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
History Of ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
The City

The aim of the present work was to compare hepatitis C prevalence, genotypes, and risk factors between prisoners and non-prisoners in the city of Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil. This cross-sectional study involved approximately 1,600 residents and 730 prisoners, all of whom were living in Colatina. The percentage of individuals who tested positive for anti-HCV was 0.1% (2/1,600) in the non-prisoner group and 1.0% (7/730) in the prisoner group, confirming a higher risk of hepatitis C in the latter group. The percentage of subjects who progressed to HCV-RNA negative was 11.1% (1/9), confirming the high probability of evolution to chronicity. Genotype 1 was the most predominant genotype found. Factors associated with increased risk of hepatitis C were being male, being institutionalized, having an income of less than three minimum wages, having low educational attainment, and using injected drugs. Alcohol use, pain in the liver, migraine, and reported history of hepatitis were markedly associated with hepatitis C. The prison population tested positive for anti-HCV at a higher rate than the non-prison population.

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