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ArticleSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina

Academic performance and use of psychoactive drugs among healthcare students at a university in southern Brazil: cross-sectional study.

Karine de Lima Sírio Boclin, Fernanda Fabian Callejon Cecílio, Gabriela Faé, Gabriela Fanti, Guilherme Centenaro, Thoany Pellizzari, Emanuela Gaviolli, Débora Nunes Mario, Lilian Rigo

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Article in Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Karine de Lima Sírio BoclinPhD. Professor, School of Medicine, Universidade Estácio de Sá (UESA), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3130-8211
Fernanda Fabian Callejon CecílioUndergraduate Student, School of Medicine, Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Passo Fundo (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-8834
Gabriela FaéUndergraduate Student, School of Medicine, Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Passo Fundo (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2310-0509
Gabriela FantiUndergraduate Student, School of Medicine, Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Passo Fundo (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7578-4466
Guilherme CentenaroUndergraduate Student, School of Medicine, Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Passo Fundo (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4830-3361
Thoany PellizzariUndergraduate Student, School of Medicine, Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Passo Fundo (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0225-0356
Emanuela GaviolliMSc. Dental Surgeon, at a private clinic, Passo Fundo (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2039-1670
Débora Nunes MarioPhD. Professor, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Uruguaiana (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7021-3245
Lilian RigoPhD. Professor, School of Dentistry, Postgraduate Program on Dentistry, Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Passo Fundo (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3725-3047
Atitus Educação · BRUniversidade de Passo Fundo · BRUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · BRUniversidade Federal do Pampa · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeople have been using psychoactive substances for a long time. Over the last few years, this practice has spread among university students, who use these substances to improve their academic performance, relieve stress and increase concentration and memory.

objectivesTo estimate the use of psychoactive drugs among healthcare students at a higher education institution in the city of Passo Fundo (RS), Brazil, and to ascertain the associated demographic and lifestyle factors. DESIGN AND

settingCross-sectional study in a higher education institution.

methodsWe included 287 undergraduate medicine and dentistry students in this study. They answered a self-administered questionnaire regarding sociodemographic, lifestyle and health variables. The statistical analysis used univariate and bivariate analyses with Pearson's chi-square test (P-value < 0.05). -Multivariate analyses were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and their respective 95% confidence intervals. The SPSS software, version 20.0, was used.

resultsThe prevalence of use of psychoactive substances among the students was 24.7%. Among these students, high frequencies of psychoactive drugs had been prescribed by physicians (95.8%) and for the purpose of relaxation or stress relief (73.2%). Women, medical students (compared with dental students) and participants with lower academic performance were more likely to use psychoactive drugs. After the multivariate adjustment, the "course" and "academic performance" remained associated with use of psychoactive drugs.

conclusionThere was high prevalence of psychoactive drug use among the students at the higher education institution investigated. Some variables (female sex, medical students and low academic performance) were associated with the outcome.

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Academic PerformancePsychotropic DrugsSubstance-Related DisordersBrazilCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesPsychotropic Drugs

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PMID32321102
PMCPMC9673852
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