Adicciones, depresión y estrés en médicos residentes

Abstract

EVEN THOUGH SEVERAl STUDIES EXIST REGARDING ALCOHOL AND DRIGS CONSUMPTION, FEW OF THEM ANALYZE THE USE OF THESE SUBSTANCES WITHIN THE WORK ENVIROMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT MOST AFFECTS AND IS AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL AND DRUGS CONSUMPTION IS THE INDIVIDUAL ´ S PERFORMANCE. THE TYPE OF OCCUPATION HAS GRAT INFLUENCE IN THE LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION AS WELL BEARING THIS IN MIND, THIS INVESTIGATION ANALYZES THE POSSIBLE RELATION BETWEEN THE USE OF THESE SUBSTANCES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, SUCH AS DEPRESSION AND STRESS. A SAMPLE OF 192 MEDICAL RESIDENTS, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE BETWEEN 24 AND 37 YEARS OLD, WORKING IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL IN MEXICO CITY WAS SUBJECTED TO THE APPLICATION OF A STRUCTURED INSTRUMENT WHICH MEASURES AlCOHOL AND DRUGS CONSUMPTION, DEPRESSION AND STRESS. IT WAS FOUND THAT WORKING HOURS AND GENERAL HEALTH HABITS WERE IRREGUALAR. REGARDING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, HIGH LEVEL WERE FOUND (65%). CONSUMPTION PATERNS INDICATE THAT 41.2% OF THE SUBJECTS ARE FREQUENT CONSUMERS, 37.6% ARE MODERATE, AND 12.9% ARE LIGHT CONSUMERS. OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBJECT(N=149), 74.5% ARE MALE AND 25.5% ARE FAMELE REGARDING USE, HIGH CONSUMPTION LEVELS WERE FOUND AS WELL (23.2%). CONSIDERING A CLASSIFICATION BETWEEN MEDICAL AND NON MEDICAL DRUGS 7.3% OF MEDICAL DRUGS CONSUMERS ADMITTED TO HAVE CONSUMED NARCOTIC ANALGESICS, 10.6% HAVE UTILIZED TRANQUILIZED, 22% SEDATIVES AND 3.4 AMPHETAMINES/STIMULANT. AMONGST NON MEDICAL DRUGS, MARIHUANA WAS FOUND TO BE THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED WITH 4.5 OF USERS, FOLLOWED COCAINE WITH A PERCENTAGE OF 2.8. AS FOR STATISCAL ANALYSIS IN SCALES OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION, HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS WERE FOUND 14% OF THE SUBJECTS WHILE 47.5% SUBJECTS PRESENT SIGNS OF DEPRESION.