RT Journal Article
T1 Toxic Habits and Well-Being Measures in Spanish HealthcareUniversity Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
A1 Zapata Martínez, Irene
A1 Maté-Muñoz, JL
A1 Higueras, Alfonso
A1 Hernández-Lougedo, Juan
A1 Martín-Fidalgo, Natalia
A1 García-Fernández, Pablo
A1 Redondo-Vega, María Victoria
A1 Ruiz-Tovar, Jaime
K1 COVID-19
AB Background: Unhealthy lifestyles are strongly entrenched in healthcare universities and have sometimes been linked to stress or lack of sleep. This study investigated the prevalence of toxic habits (smoking, patterns of harmful alcohol use, and illicit drug use), stress levels, perceived health status, and sleep duration and assessed the connections between toxic habits and said well-being measures, as well as healthcare students' perception of the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on these health-related behaviors.Methods: In a cross-sectional study, healthcare students from Alfonso X University (Spain) completed a health survey composed of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), self-perceived health status, and the number of hours of sleep.Results: A total of 997 healthcare students completed the survey, of which 982 were analyzed. Being a smoker (32.2%) was associated with worse health status and insufficient sleep. Risk drinkers (33.2%) were associated with being female, and the consumption of cannabinoids (6.7%), with being male. These three toxic habits were related to each other. High levels of stress (28.2%) were correlated with worse ratings in the perception of health status (29.2%) and with insufficient sleep (45.8%), and all of them were associated with the female sex. Respectively, 49.3% and 44.2% of students recognized a worsening in their perception of stress and their sleep habits during the pandemic.Conclusion: Healthcare universities must carry out health promotion programs for stress management, sleep habits, and unhealthy lifestyles.
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33794
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33794
LA eng
NO Zapata I, Maté-Muñoz JL, Higueras A, Hernández-Lougedo J, Martín-Fidalgo N, García-Fernández P, Redondo-Vega MV, Ruiz-Tovar J. Toxic Habits and Well-Being Measures in Spanish Healthcare University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 14;19(20):13213. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013213. PMID: 36293793; PMCID: PMC9603594.
NO This work has been financed by the “XII Summon for aid for the developmentof research projects Alfonso X el Sabio University Foundation -Santander Universities” (Researchproject 1.012.029).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026