Incidence of intestinal constipation during the COVID-19 pandemic period in medical students from a private institution in São Paulo, SP
J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.)
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43(1): 30-35, Jan.-Mar. 2023. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1430685
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Chronic intestinal constipation (CIC) presents an incidence of 2.6 to 30.7% in the overall population and due to the social reality imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, some behavior changes in the Brazilian population occurred that might or not be associated with alterations of CIC prevalence. Objective: To assess CIC incidence in medical students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil in a private higher educational institution in the city of São Paulo, state of São Paulo. Methods: Clinic data were collected through Google Forms software from the same students seeking to analyze the variables before (year of 2019) and during the coronavirus pandemic. The data were: age, sex, body mass index, constipation referred in a subjective way and confirmed through the ROME III criteria, feces consistency and anxiety and/or depression during the pandemic. Results: A total of 126 medical students from a private higher education institution from São Paulo, SP were included. The average age was 22.9 years old, 70.6% were female and the average BMI was 23.3 kg/m2. Regarding the ROME III criteria, 32.5% presented >2 in 2019 and 42.1% during the pandemic. Concerning the feces consistency, 31.75 and 35.71% presented dry Bristol 1 feces or in both periods, respectively. Conclusion: It was observed an increase in the prevalence of chronic intestinal constipation in medical students from a private higher education institution from São Paulo, state of São Paulo, during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as dryness in the feces. (AU)
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Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Medicina
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Constipação Intestinal
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
Cirurgia
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Doenas Retais
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Doenas do Colo
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Gastroenterologia
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Cirurgia
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Faculdade Santa Marcelina/BR
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Hospital Santa Marcelina/BR
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Santa Marcelina College/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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