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Risky Eating Behaviors In Young Adults From Two Communes Of The Ñuble Region In Chile During Covid-19 Pandemic, Javiera Saéz-Opazo, Valeria Quiroga-Salom, Monserrat Torres-Landeros, Ismael Morales-Ojeda, Miguel Ángel López-Espinoza, Pía Rojas-Cárdenas
Risky Eating Behaviors In Young Adults From Two Communes Of The Ñuble Region In Chile During Covid-19 Pandemic, Javiera Saéz-Opazo, Valeria Quiroga-Salom, Monserrat Torres-Landeros, Ismael Morales-Ojeda, Miguel Ángel López-Espinoza, Pía Rojas-Cárdenas
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Objective: To analyze risky eating behaviors in relation to nutritional status and physical activity in young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in the communes of Chillán and Chillán Viejo. Methods: Observational and cross-sectional design. A sample of 184 young adults of both sexes, who lived in two communes in the Ñuble region (Chile) during the period of confinement due to COVID-19 pandemic, was obtained. A personal history questionnaire and the SCOFF scale that assesses the risk of eating behavior disorders (EDs) were applied. Results: A 37.16% risk for ED was found (95% CI: 30.23 – 44.63%). The risk of eating …
Eating Habits And Lifestyles Of Medical Students At The Beginning Of The Covid-19 Pandemic Eating, Geraldine A. Espinoza-Gutierrez, Gabriela Yance-Cacñahuaray, Fernando M. Runzer-Colmenares
Eating Habits And Lifestyles Of Medical Students At The Beginning Of The Covid-19 Pandemic Eating, Geraldine A. Espinoza-Gutierrez, Gabriela Yance-Cacñahuaray, Fernando M. Runzer-Colmenares
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
The mortality rate from COVID-19 in Peru continues to increase, considered by January 24, 2022, as the third country with the most cases and deaths in all of South America. Connement favors an extremely sedentary lifestyle, physical inactivity, and poor eating practices causing serious health risks. Objectives: Describe the eating habits and lifestyles of medical students during the CoVID-19 quarantine. Materials and Methods: Multicenter Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. Results: A total of 886 medical students participated. The female gender prevailed with 81.49% (n = 722) compared to the male gender with 18.51% (n = 164). Regarding the perception of health, only …
Epidemiological Statistics Of Adolescent Suicide During Confinement Due To The Covid-19 Pandemic In Ecuador, Andres J. Guarnizo Chávez, Nathaly A. Romero Heredia
Epidemiological Statistics Of Adolescent Suicide During Confinement Due To The Covid-19 Pandemic In Ecuador, Andres J. Guarnizo Chávez, Nathaly A. Romero Heredia
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Objective: To present the characteristics of adolescent suicide, during the period of connement due to pandemic in 2020 in Ecuador, in order to satisfy the mental health needs of this age group with their knowledge. Method:Observational, descriptive, cut-off study It was carried out. Cross-sectional retrospective, with information from the database of violent deaths of the Ministry of Government, from March 17 to September 13, which lasted the state of emergency. The analysis was carried out by province, sex, age, suicide method and frequency in days after the occurrence of the event. The suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 inhabitants) was estimated …
Anxiety, Depression, Somatization And Experiential Avoidance Indicators In Peruvian University Students In Quarantine By Covid-19, Héctor Sánchez Carlessi, Luis Yarlequé Chocas, Leda Javier Alva, Edith Nuñez Llacuachaqui, Carlos Arenas Iparraguirre, Maria Matalinares Calvet, Eduardo Gutiérrez Santayana, Irma Egoavil Medina, Jorge Solis Quispe, Ceyda Fernandez Figueroa
Anxiety, Depression, Somatization And Experiential Avoidance Indicators In Peruvian University Students In Quarantine By Covid-19, Héctor Sánchez Carlessi, Luis Yarlequé Chocas, Leda Javier Alva, Edith Nuñez Llacuachaqui, Carlos Arenas Iparraguirre, Maria Matalinares Calvet, Eduardo Gutiérrez Santayana, Irma Egoavil Medina, Jorge Solis Quispe, Ceyda Fernandez Figueroa
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Introduction: The COVID-19 quarantine has greatly affected university students in Peru, generating a series of physical, psychological and behavioral effects. Objective: To determine the factors associated with anxiety, depression, somatization and experiential avoidance in peruvian university students quarantined by COVID-19. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out. The sample was made up of 1264 university students from various departments of Peru, anxiety, depression, somatization and experiential avoidance were taken as dependent variables, which were evaluated with the questionnaire "The Inventory of unadjusted psychosocial behavior, in the presence of COVID-19 in the Peruvian population” and the AAQ II, for the …