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Salud Mental, hábitos de sueño y nivel de actividad física en estudiantes de medicina en la educación virtual.

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Title: Salud Mental, hábitos de sueño y nivel de actividad física en estudiantes de medicina en la educación virtual.
Alternate Title: Mental health, sleep habits and level of physical activity in medical students in virtual education.
Authors: Natalia Cabrera-Mora, Marieth1, Andrea Alegría-Hoyos, Camila1, Felipe Villaquiran-Hurtado, Andrés1, Jimena Jácome-Velasco, Sandra1
Source: CES Medicina. may-ago2022, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p17-35. 19p.
Abstract (English): Introduction: isolation brought methodological changes in the development of traditional study plans to virtual educational strategies, which could affect mental health, sleep habits and physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic in university students. Objective: to determine the mental health status, sleep habits and level of physical activity during virtual education by COVID-19 in undergraduate students of the medical program of a public university in the department of Cauca. Method: descriptive study, conducted with 268 students from the medicine program selected by non-probabilistic sampling, who filled out a survey through the Google questionnaire platform, which contained 54 questions divided into three components: demographic and isolation characteristics; mental health status; sleeping habits and level of physical activity. Results: 58.6% of the student population felt tired for no apparent reason; 41.8% sometimes had difficulty falling asleep; more than half of the population presented mood swings; 48.5% (n=130) did not perform physical activity. In addition, a relationship was found between mental health and sleep habits, finding statistical significance between anxiety and changes in appetite. Conclusions: virtual education during the pandemic, produced alterations in sleep habits, mood changes (sadness, anxiety, irritability and fear), a low level of physical activity, in addition, a relationship was found between emotional changes, appetite and sleep habits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): Introducción: el aislamiento trajo consigo cambios metodológicos en el desarrollo de los planes de estudio tradicionales a estrategias educativas virtuales, lo que pudo afectar la salud mental, hábitos de sueño y los niveles de actividad física durante la pandemia por COVID-19 en los estudiantes universitarios. Objetivo: determinar el estado de salud mental, los hábitos de sueño y el nivel de actividad física durante la educación virtual por COVID-19 en estudiantes del programa de medicina de una universidad pública en el departamento del Cauca. Método: estudio descriptivo, realizado a 268 estudiantes del programa de medicina seleccionados mediante muestreo no probabilístico, quienes diligenciaron una encuesta a través de la plataforma de cuestionarios de Google, la cual contenía 54 preguntas divididas en tres componentes: características demográficas y de aislamiento; estado de la salud mental; hábitos de sueño y nivel de actividad física. Resultados: el 58,6% de la población estudiantil sintió cansancio sin razón aparente; el 41,8% algunas veces presentó dificultad para conciliar el sueño; más de la mitad de la población presentó cambios de humor; el 48,5% (n=130) no realizaron actividad física. Además, se encontró relación entre salud mental y hábitos de sueño, hallándose significancia estadística entre ansiedad y alteración en el apetito. produjo alteraciones en los hábitos de sueño, cambios de humor (tristeza, ansiedad, irritabilidad y miedo), un bajo nivel de actividad física, además, se encontró relación entre los cambios emocionales, el apetito y los hábitos de sueño. Conclusiones: la educación virtual durante la pandemia, produjo produjo alteraciones en los hábitos de sueño, cambios de humor (tristeza, ansiedad, irritabilidad y miedo), un bajo nivel de actividad física, además, se encontró relación entre los cambios emocionales, el apetito y los hábitos de sueño. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Introduction: isolation brought methodological changes in the development of traditional study plans to virtual educational strategies, which could affect mental health, sleep habits and physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic in university students. Objective: to determine the mental health status, sleep habits and level of physical activity during virtual education by COVID-19 in undergraduate students of the medical program of a public university in the department of Cauca. Method: descriptive study, conducted with 268 students from the medicine program selected by non-probabilistic sampling, who filled out a survey through the Google questionnaire platform, which contained 54 questions divided into three components: demographic and isolation characteristics; mental health status; sleeping habits and level of physical activity. Results: 58.6% of the student population felt tired for no apparent reason; 41.8% sometimes had difficulty falling asleep; more than half of the population presented mood swings; 48.5% (n=130) did not perform physical activity. In addition, a relationship was found between mental health and sleep habits, finding statistical significance between anxiety and changes in appetite. Conclusions: virtual education during the pandemic, produced alterations in sleep habits, mood changes (sadness, anxiety, irritability and fear), a low level of physical activity, in addition, a relationship was found between emotional changes, appetite and sleep habits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:01208705
DOI:10.21615/cesmedicina.6700