Pattern and predictors of energy drink consumption in medical students and physicians
| Autor: | Luisa Maria Tuiran Alvarez, Albert Alejandro Ávila Álvarez, Alejandra Beatriz Tijo Lopez, Melissa Stephanie Mayo Patiño, Aníbal Alfonso Teherán Valderrama |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adult
Central america Male Energy drink Health (social science) Middle school student Adolescent North american Energy (esotericism) University student Student attitude Energy drinks Medicine (miscellaneous) Emergency ward Major clinical study Colombia Night shift Article General practitioner Environmental health Caffeine Medical Physicians Medicine Adverse effect Health behavior Students Cross-sectional study Pilot study Priority journal Consumption (economics) Medical student business.industry Questionnaire Adverse effects Physician attitude North america Outpatient department Undergraduate student Consumer attitude Europe South america Physician Health promotion Female business Human |
| Zdroj: | Repositorio EdocUR-U. Rosario Universidad del Rosario instacron:Universidad del Rosario |
| Popis: | Background: The consumption of energy drinks is increasing among students of medicine and recent medical graduates. A cross-sectional study that uses a questionnaire designed to gather information on energy drinks consumption analyzes this problem. Methods: This cross-sectional study used a questionnaire designed to gather information on energy drinks consumption of medical students and physicians. Four hundred fifty questionnaires were completed. Results: The majority of the questionnaires was completed in Colombia; the rest were completed in North American (n: 8, 1.8%), Central America (n: 17, 3.8%), South America (n: 86, 19.1%), and Europe (n: 2, 0.4%). There is a high frequency of energy drinks consumption among medical students and physicians; for every five physicians or medical students who consume energy drinks, one is not a consumer. Conclusions: There is a great need to build awareness among physicians and medical students concerning these drinks. This study identifies a risk behavior, and it summons the international medical community, health institutions, universities, and trade associations to conduct health promotion and prevention activities, including the practice of healthy habits in medical students and physicians to deal with this problem. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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