2015
DOI: 10.5116/ijme.563a.5dec
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Abstract: ObjectivesTo assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and to describe factors associated with its variation among undergraduate medical students at a Brazilian private medical school. MethodsA cross-sectional study in a sample (n=180) of medical students at a private medical school in Salvador, Brazil, stratified by year of medical course. Data about age, sex, year of course, physical activity, sleepiness, headaches, participation in a student loan program supported by the Brazilian government (FIES) and … Show more

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“…Mental health problems (MHPs) and mental distress can significantly impair quality of life 1 and empathy. 2 Furthermore, higher mental well-being is positively associated with empathy 3 and negatively associated with suicidal ideation, unprofessional behaviors, and burnout.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Mental health problems (MHPs) and mental distress can significantly impair quality of life 1 and empathy. 2 Furthermore, higher mental well-being is positively associated with empathy 3 and negatively associated with suicidal ideation, unprofessional behaviors, and burnout.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These include a highly stressful environment, competitiveness, excessive workload, sleep deprivation, peer pressure, and many other personal, curricular, institutional, and affective factors. 1,7,8 Additionally, undergraduate medical education in Brazil is facing new challenges, such as conciliating a Unified Health System (SUS)-centered national curriculum guideline with the psychosocial needs of students 8 within the framework of a 6-year curriculum divided into three cycles: a basic (preclinical) cycle, a clinical-theoretical cycle, and the more practical ''internship'' cycle.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These studies identified several such factors associated with poor quality of life in medical students, such as social support [8], frustration with the curriculum [9], the teacher-student relationship [9], and financial difficulty [10]. Early identification of the stressors that medical students face in their education is important for enabling interventions before these develop into serious consequences, such as burnout or depression.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A análise regressiva apontou uma associação positiva entre a qualidade de vida dos estudantes que realizavam atividade física ocasionalmente, semanalmente e diariamente (48) . O segundo, de Weight e colaboradores, avaliou o nível de atividade física e a qualidade de vida em uma amostra de 1.060 estudantes de medicina e residentes de uma universidade nos Estados Unidos.…”
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“…Ao estudante de medicina, especificamente, acrescenta-se a este enfrentamento um curso longo (seis anos) e com um alto grau de exigência ainda no final da adolescência, que os obrigam muito precocemente a assimilar responsabilidades, conhecimentos, posturas, habilidades e atitudes (44,45) . (40,43,(46)(47)(48)(49)(50) . O cenário explicitado acima conduz a um impacto no comportamento do estudante que pode entrar em conflito consigo, diminuindo seu desempenho acadêmico e físico, destruindo relacionamentos pessoais, piorando a sua qualidade de vida e até mesmo chegando a tentativas de suicídio (49,51) .…”
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