Percepción de riesgo ante el consumo de alcohol y tabaco en estudiantes de ciencias de la salud de Saltillo / Risk Perception for alcohol and tobacco consumption in Saltillo's Health Sciences students

Introducción: Los problemas de salud pública causados por el consumo de sustancias psicoactivas han alcanzado proporciones alarmantes y constituyen a escala mundial una carga sanitaria y social importante y en gran medida prevenible. Objetivo: Identificar la relación entre la percepción de riesgo y consumo de alcohol y tabaco en estudiantes universitarios de ciencias de la salud de una institución pública educativa de Saltillo, Coahuila, México. Metodología: El diseño del estudio es de tipo descriptivo y correlacional, con una muestra de 609 estudiantes seleccionados por el muestreo probabilístico estratificado. Se utilizó una cédula de datos personales y de prevalencia de consumo de alcohol y tabaco, el cuestionario de percepción de riesgo hacia el Consumo de Drogas Lícitas y la Prueba de Identificación de Desórdenes por Uso de Alcohol. El presente estudio se apegó a lo dispuesto en el Reglamento de la Ley General de Salud en Materia de Investigación para la Salud en Seres Humanos en México. Resultados: La cantidad de cigarrillos consumidos y la edad de los participantes presentaron una relación estadísticamente significativa (rs=0.156, p= .026) al igual que la percepción de riesgo y la cantidad de bebidas Alcohólicas consumidas, tuvo una relación significativa negativa (rs=-0.102, p=.026 Conclusión: El estudio aporta información veraz y oportuna en cuanto al perfil del consumo de alcohol y tabaco en estudiantes de ciencias de la salud

Introduction: Public health problems caused by the consumption of psychoactive substances have reached alarming proportions and constitute an important and largely prevenTable health and social burden on a global scale. Objective: To identify the relationship between risk perception and alcohol and tobacco consumption in health sciences university students of a public educational institution of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. Methodology: The study design is descriptive and correlational, with a sample of 609 students selected by stratified probabilistic sampling. A personal data card and the prevalence of alcohol and tobacco consumption, the risk perception questionnaire for the consumption of licit drugs and the test for the identification of disorders due to alcohol use were used. The present study is under the provisions of the Regulation of the General Health Law on Research for Health in Human Beings in Mexico. Results: The amount of cigarettes consumed and the age of the participants presented a statistically significant relationship (rs=0.156, p= .026) as well as the perception of risk and the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed, had a significant negative relationship (rs=-0.102, p=.026). Conclusion: The study provides accurate and timely information regarding the profile of alcohol and tobacco consumption in health science students

Factores Asociados al No Consumo de Alcohol en Personas Dependientes en Recuperación / Factors Associated with Not Drinking Alcoholic Beverages in Dependent Individuals on Recovery / Fatores Associados ao Não Consumo de Álcool em Pessoas Dependentes em Recuperação

Objective. This work sought to determine the association between personal factors and not drinking alcoholic beverages in alcohol-dependent individuals on recovery process. Methods. This was a cross-sectional quantitative study. The sample was comprised by 119 adult belonging to 50 Alcoholics Anonymous groups in Saltillo, Coahuila (Mexico). The sampling was simple random, by conglomerates (AA groups). To gather the information, a Personal Data Card was used along with a history on alcohol consumption and the instruments Scale on Social Readjustment Classification, Spiritual Perspective Scale, Schwartz Values Survey, and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Results. The time without alcohol consumption was related positively with age (r=0.59) and spirituality (r=0.29) and negatively with stressful events (r=-0.31). The Multiple Linear Regression Model explained 32.5% of the variance, with age being the variable remaining in the model and which affected not drinking alcoholic beverages. Conclusion. Values and spirituality favor not drinking alcoholic beverages in individuals in the process of recovering from the dependence, while exposure to stressful events increases vulnerability to alcohol consumption. (AU)

Objetivo. Determinar la asociación entre los factores personales y el no consumo de alcohol en personas dependientes en proceso de recuperación. Métodos. Estudio cuantitativo, de corte transversal. La población estuvo conformada por 119 adultos pertenecientes a los 50 grupos de Alcohólicos Anónimos de Saltillo, Coahuila (México). El muestreo fue aleatorio simple, por conglomerados (grupos AA). Para la recolección de la información se utilizó una Cédula de Datos Personales e Historial de Consumo de Alcohol y los instrumentos Escala de Clasificación de Reajuste Social, Escala de Perspectiva Espiritual, Cuestionario de Valores Schwarts y Cuestionario de Identificación de los Trastornos debidos al Consumo Alcohol (AUDIT). Resultados. El tiempo sin consumo de alcohol se relacionó en forma positiva con la edad (r=0.59) y con la espiritualidad (r=0.29) y en forma negativa con los eventos estresantes (r=-0.31). El Modelo de Regresión Lineal Múltiple explicó el 32.5% de la varianza, siendo la edad la variable que se mantuvo en el modelo y tuvo efecto sobre el no consumo de alcohol. Conclusión. Los valores y la espiritualidad favorecen el no consumo de alcohol en las personas en proceso de recuperación de su dependencia, mientras que la exposición a eventos estresantes aumenta la vulnerabilidad al consumo. (AU)

Objetivo. Determinar a associação entre os fatores pessoais e o não consumo de álcool em pessoas dependentes de álcool em processo de recuperação. Métodos. Estudo quantitativo, de corte transversal. A amostra esteve conformada por 119 adultos pertencentes aos 50 grupos de Alcoólicos Anônimos de Saltillo, Coahuila (México). A amostragem foi aleatória simples, por conglomerados (grupos AA). Para a recolecção da informação se utilizou uma Cédula de Dados Pessoais e Historial de Consumo de Álcool e os instrumentos Escala de Classificação de Reajuste Social, Escala de Perspectiva Espiritual, Questionário de Valores Schwarts e Questionário de Identificação dos Transtornos devidos ao Consumo Álcool (AUDIT). Resultados. O tempo sem consumo de álcool se relacionou em forma positiva com a idade (r=0.59) e com a espiritualidade (r=0.29) e em forma negativa com os eventos estressantes (r=-0.31). O Modelo de Regressão Lineal Múltiplo explicou 32.5% da variação, sendo a idade a variável que se manteve no modelo e teve efeito sobre o não consumo de álcool. Conclusão. Os valores e a espiritualidade favorecem o não consumo de álcool nas pessoas em processo de recuperação da dependência, enquanto que a exposição a eventos estressantes aumenta a vulnerabilidade ao consumo. (AU)

Factors Associated with Not Drinking Alcoholic Beverages in Dependent Individuals on Recovery.

OBJECTIVES: This work sought to determine the association between personal factors and not drinking alcoholic beverages in alcohol-dependent individuals on recovery process. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional quantitative study. The sample was comprised by 119 adult belonging to 50 Alcoholics Anonymous groups in Saltillo, Coahuila (Mexico). The sampling was simple random, by conglomerates (AA groups). To gather the information, a Personal Data Card was used along with a history on alcohol consumption and the instruments Scale on Social Readjustment Classification, Spiritual Perspective Scale, Schwartz Values Survey, and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). RESULTS: The time without alcohol consumption was related positively with age (r=0.59) and spirituality (r=0.29) and negatively with stressful events (r=-0.31). The Multiple Linear Regression Model explained 32.5% of the variance, with age being the variable remaining in the model and which affected not drinking alcoholic beverages. CONCLUSIONS: Values and spirituality favor not drinking alcoholic beverages in individuals in the process of recovering from the dependence, while exposure to stressful events increases vulnerability to alcohol consumption.