Psychosocial stress and gastrointestinal changes in medical students in Mexico

AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:58Z
Fecha de publicación2024-01-01
ResumenStress in medical students can present itself in different ways, the most common gastrointestinal manifestations are appetite alterations, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, abdominal distention, the above due to different activities during student life such as exhibitions, exams, homework, altering the digestive system which leads to the progressive deterioration of health. The purpose of the study was to demonstrate the relationship between manifesting gastrointestinal changes and stress in medical students in Mexico. It is a descriptive study using a cross-sectional design, applied to 74 medical students, obtaining a minimum score of 13 and maximum of 32, with an average of 22 points, SD 4.9 according to the perceived stress scale (EEP-10). The results show a significant relationship between stress and the appearance of gastrointestinal alterations such as: Alterations in appetite, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain with the exception of abdominal distention with which a significant relationship was not evident. It is concluded that this finding underlines the significant influence of stress on digestive health and highlights the importance of comprehensively addressing emotional well-being to prevent and effectively manage the associated gastrointestinal alterations.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.31876/rcs.v30i1.41640es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5716
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialUniversidad del Zuliaes_ES
RelaciónRevista de Ciencias Socialeses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.31876/rcs.v30i1.41640es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteRevista de Ciencias Sociales
Palabra clavedigestive healthes_ES
Palabra claveemotional well-beinges_ES
Palabra clavegastrointestinal manifestationses_ES
Palabra claveMedicine studentses_ES
Palabra claveStresses_ES
TítuloPsychosocial stress and gastrointestinal changes in medical students in Mexicoes_ES
Título alternativoEstrés psicosocial y cambios gastrointestinales en estudiantes de medicina en Méxicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorPeña Maldonado, Alma Alicia
AutorSalas Flores, Ricardo
AutorGonzález Pérez, Brian
AutorGuerra Cárdenas, José Eugenio
AutorPeña Maldonado, Alma Aliciaes_ES
AutorSalas Flores, Ricardoes_ES
AutorGonzález Pérez, Brianes_ES
AutorGuerra Cárdenas, José Eugenioes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número1es_ES
Rango de páginas97-110es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.31876/rcs.v30i1.41640
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen30es_ES

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