A sobrecarga do curso de Medicina e como os alunos lidam com ela

Abstract

Objective: To identify the factors related to the medical students' overload and observe how these students deal with them. Methods: We made a cross-sectional and descriptive study, with students from the second and fifth semesters. The data collection was made from October 2017 to February 2018. About 300 students participated, and 170 of them filled out the questionnaire. From this number, 16 questionnaires were excluded because they were incorrectly filled, so the final number of forms were 154, corresponding to the analyzed sample. Results: We could observe that, in reference to the academic performance selfevaluation, almost 30% of the students considered having a regular performance. One of the main factors related to the academic overload was the fatigue during classes. Almost all interviewed students (91.4%) pointed out this factor, and they also consider that the Medical School has a negative interference in other aspects of their personal life. Most students consider that they can't study all subjects satisfactorily (71%). Concerning the sleep time, 65% of the students sleep in average up to 5 hours per day, and consider their sleep time unsatisfactorily. Fortunately, only 1.3% of the medical students use stimulating substances, such as Ritalina®, without medical prescription. Conclusions: We hereby conclude that, once they have an extensive course load, medical students need orientation about how to better manage their time and how to use strategies to reduce the stress, this way improving their personal satisfaction and performance.

Perfil do Estilo de Vida Individual dos Acadêmicos do Curso de Medicina da Univille - Joinville/SC / Individual Lifestyle Profile of Univille Medical School Academics - Joinville/SC

“…Diante desse cenário, a literatura relata a importância dos acadêmicos a terem um estilo de vida adequado, onde estes acabam influenciando o ambiente que estão inseridos (MONTEIRO et al, 2019). Com isso, entende-se que a qualidade de vida necessita ser acompanhada de um estilo de vida vantajoso, dado que esse é um tema que deve ser colocado entre as necessidades de saúde (BORTOLOTTO, MOLA;RODRIGUES, 2018).…”

“…Medicina é um dos cursos mais concorridos pelas instituições e que possui uma carga horária extensa. Muitos dos estudantes dedicam-se mais de 10 horas semanais ao estudo fora de sala de aula (MONTEIRO et al, 2019). Diante disso, quanto mais cedo houver uma conscientização com relação ao estilo de vida, poderá mais rápido usufruir de benefícios em longo prazo (GOMES;PAPPEN, 2019).…”

Carga Horária Total e de Pediatria de Escolas Médicas Brasileiras

“…A study by Monteiro et al, carried out in Northern Brazil, demonstrated that students sleep little and consider that fatigue, the amount of content, additional work and the short time available interfere in their study process 14 .…”

Ciências da Saúde: uma abordagem holística

“…Por outro lado, para Monteiro et. al (2019) a relação entre cursar Medicina e o aumento da predisposição para desenvolver estresse, sintomas depressivos e ansiedade, são bem conhecidas e fatores tais como, exigências do curso e a concorrência profissional, podem levar os estudantes à situação de desgaste, insatisfação com o curso e com seu desempenho.…”