[Prevalence and factors associated with eating disorders in Peruvian Human Medicine students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicentre study]. / Prevalencia y factores del trastorno de conducta alimentaria en estudiantes de Medicina Humana del Perú en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19: estudio multicéntrico.
Rev Colomb Psiquiatr
; 2022 Aug 09.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2049850
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Eating disorders (ED) are serious conditions that have diverse consequences, associated with high morbidity and mortality Among the factors associated with their development are, being female, and stress, which increased during the pandemic, and was higher in medical students. Our objective was to identify the prevalence and factors associated with ED in medical students.METHODS:
Cross-sectional study, conducted with an online questionnaire, between January 1 and 31, 2021, in 22 universities, using the Eating Disorder Scale (EAT-26) and the Family Communication Scale (FCS). Generalized logistic regressions were used to identify the association between variables.RESULTS:
A total of 1224 participants were recruited, and the prevalence was 12.5%. Associated factors included a poor perception of health in 34.3%, having a family and/or social environment member with an eating disorder in 21.7%, and medium or low satisfaction with family communication in 57.3% and 34.9% respectively, in addition to the academic year, dieting, concern for body image and the perception of inadequate eating.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results show that, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1-2 out of 10 Human Medicine students had an ED. The associated factors that influenced development of the condition included a fair or poor perception of health, the academic year completed, and medium or low satisfaction with family communication.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
/
Randomized controlled trials
Country/Region as subject:
South America
/
Peru
Language:
Spanish
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS