Pattern and predictors of energy drink consumption in medical students and physicians

Background: The consumption of energy drinks is increasing among students of medicine and recent medical graduates. A cross-sectional study that uses a questionnaire designed to gather information on energy drinks consumption analyzes this problem. Methods: This cross-sectional study used a questionnaire designed to gather information on energy drinks consumption of medical students and physicians. Four hundred fifty questionnaires were completed. Results: The majority of the questionnaires was completed in Colombia; the rest were completed in North American (n: 8, 1.8%), Central America (n: 17, 3.8%), South America (n: 86, 19.1%), and Europe (n: 2, 0.4%). There is a high frequency of energy drinks consumption among medical students and physicians; for every five physicians or medical students who consume energy drinks, one is not a consumer. Conclusions: There is a great need to build awareness among physicians and medical students concerning these drinks. This study identifies a risk behavior, and it summons the international medical community, health institutions, universities, and trade associations to conduct health promotion and prevention activities, including the practice of healthy habits in medical students and physicians to deal with this problem. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad del Rosario
• Repositorio: Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/22466
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2019.1620885; https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22466
• Palabra clave: Adolescent; Adult; Article; Central america; Colombia; Consumer attitude; Cross-sectional study; Emergency ward; Energy drink; Europe; Female; General practitioner; Health behavior; Health promotion; Human; Major clinical study; Male; Medical student; Middle school student; Night shift; North america; North american; Outpatient department; Physician; Physician attitude; Pilot study; Priority journal; Questionnaire; South america; Student attitude; Undergraduate student; University student; Adverse effects; Caffeine; Energy drinks; Health behavior; Medical; Physicians; Students
• License: Abierto (Texto Completo)