Uso de moderadores de apetite entre estudantes da área da saúde na Região Sul do Brasil

Abstract

Objective:To investigate the prevalence of appetite suppressant use among health sciences students in Southern Brazil.Methods:Undergraduate students (n=300) from seven health science undergraduate courses of the Universidade de Caxias do Sul completed a questionnaire about the use of substances to suppress appetite.Results:A significant percentage (15%; n=45) of research participants used appetite suppressants at least once in their lives. The most commonly used substances were sympathomimetic stimulant drugs (5%), including amfepramone (3.3%) and fenproporex (1.7%). The lifetime use of appetite suppressants was more prevalent among Nursing (26.7%) and Nutrition (24.4%%) students. There was no reported use of appetite suppressants among medical students. The use of appetite suppressants was significantly more prevalent among women. The majority of those who used these substances did so under medical recommendation. Most of users took appetite suppressants for more than 3 months.Conclusion:Lifetime use of appetite suppressants was substantial, being sympathomimetic stimulant drugs the most commonly used agents. Students enrolled in Nursing and Nutrition courses presented a significantly higher prevalence of lifetime use of appetite suppressants.

Consumo de formulações emagrecedoras e risco de transtornos alimentares em universitários de cursos de saúde

“…Em um estudo realizado com 230 estudantes do ensino superior, utilizando um questionário investigativo sobre drogas utilizadas em regimes de emagrecimento e suas consequências, foi verificada frequência de 13,04% 39 . Em outro estudo que empregou um questionário validado para investigação de fatores relacionados ao uso de moderadores de apetite durante a vida, com 300 estudantes matriculados no primeiro semestre dos cursos de Biologia, Medicina, Enfermagem, Nutrição, Farmácia, Fisioterapia e Educação Física, no sul do Brasil, foi constatada frequência de 15,0% de uso de moderadores de apetite pelo menos uma vez na vida 40 .…”

A experiência do adoecimento na universidade: narrativas de estudantes do campo da saúde

“…The feeling of guilt is associated precisely with who one is and what is expected from a student in the field of health. Demanding that students should adopt healthy habits and putting the blame on them when they do not adopt those habits are present in common sense and in scientific studies [17][18][19][20] . In these studies, the senses and meanings of the adoption of practices that are considered inadequate have not been problematized and are reduced to blaming the subject for the adoption of a conduct that is not expected from a student in the field of health.…”