Impact of the use of illicit and licit substances and anxiety disorders on the academic performance of medical students: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical students have a considerable prevalence of anxiety and substance use disorders. Our aim was to assess the presence of anxiety disorders and the use of alcohol and licit and illicit substances, and their influence on the academic performance of medical students.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional, non-experimental pilot study, with quantitative analyses, in which 67 medical students at the Federal University of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil (UFR), were evaluated through the application of non-invasive anxiety assessment instruments, screening for involvement with tobacco, alcohol and other substances, related to school performance coefficient, between June 2019 and March 2020.

Results

Worse academic performance was associated with frequent use of

SUBMITTER: Ferreira PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9484241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature