Patrón de consumo de alcohol de los estudiantes ubicados en los semestres de mayor estrés académico del programa de medicina de la Universidad de Pamplona en el primer período del año 2016: Estudio descriptivo.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the alcohol consumption pattern of students, categorized in the semesters of higher academic stress in the Medicine program at the University of Pamplona. Design: Descriptive Longitudinal Study. Unit analysis: Students in second and seventh semesters in the Medicine program of the University of Pamplona in the first quarter of 2016. Results: According to an initial AUDIT test, commenced in the second academic semester, 68% of students obtained a score of 0 to 3; and the same score for the final AUDIT test resulting of 61% with a variation of 6%. At the beginning of the seventh academic semester, the AUDIT test reported that 42% of students resulted in a score between 4 and 7, and at the end of the semester, the final test reported 35% with a score of 8-15 with a variation of 13%. This demonstrated that during the course of the semester there was an increment in the consumption of alcohol with a tendency to engage in harmful drinking. However, it was concluded that alcohol consumption was not a coping strategy for academic stress. Conclusion: The level of alcohol consumption of the students in the Medicine program in the semesters with more academic stress is of low risk, with a low probability of presenting personal, social and academic problems related to this substance, and that a simple advice focused on the reduction of the consumption is a useful strategy.