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<journal-id>1727-897X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MediSur]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medisur]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1727-897X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, Centro Provincial de Ciencias Médicas, Provincia de Cienfuegos.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1727-897X2023000100117</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cefalea en estudiantes de Medicina cubanos en relación con factores asociados al estrés académico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Cuban medical students&#8217;headache in relation to factors associated with academic stress]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fajardo Quesada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Annier Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Licea González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María de los Ángeles]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno Cubela]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fidel Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Landrove Escalona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo Adiel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[BrizuelaFernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yudier]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma Celia Sánchez Manduley  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Granma ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Las Tunas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Provincial Carlos Manuel de Céspedes de Bayamo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Granma ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>117</fpage>
<lpage>125</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1727-897X2023000100117&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1727-897X2023000100117&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1727-897X2023000100117&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento la cefalea y el estrés pueden llegar a ser bastante comunes en la vida de los estudiantes universitarios. Por ello, es una necesidad el estudio profundo de las causas y consecuencias de dicha problemática.  Objetivo  caracterizar la cefalea en estudiantes de Medicina cubanos en relación con factores asociados al estrés académico.  Métodos  se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en 205 estudiantes de medicina cubanos durante abril y mayo de 2022. Se estudiaron las variables edad, sexo, año académico, presencia de enfermedad asociada, frecuencia por semana, horas de sueño promedio por día, variación de frecuencia (durante exámenes orales, exámenes escritos, guardias médicas, exigencias extracurriculares altas, días libres), intensidad promedio del dolor, horario más frecuente de inicio, duración, fármacos más utilizados y utilización de fármacos para aliviar el dolor.  Resultados  la incidencia de cefalea fue de 91,2 %, con predominio en el sexo femenino (95,6 %). Los estudiantes refirieron una mayor frecuencia (61 %) en horarios vespertino, así como en situaciones de exámenes escritos (64,4 %). En los días libres disminuyó la frecuencia (67,3 %). El año académico no mostró influencia significativa en la duración o intensidad de la cefalea. El uso de fármacos no siempre se planteó como efectivo para tratar el dolor. La dipirona fue referida como el fármaco más utilizado (47,8 %).  Conclusiones  los factores asociados al estrés académico se relacionaron con la presencia de cefaleas en estudiantes de Medicina cubanos, y son la posible causa de su elevada incidencia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background  headache and stress can become quite common in the university students&#8217; life. Therefore, it is necessary to study in depth the causes and consequences of this problem.  Objective  to characterize the headache in Cuban medical students in relation to factors associated with academic stress.  Methods  a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in 205 Cuban medical students during April and May 2022. The variables age, sex, academic year, presence of associated disease, frequency per week, average hours of sleep per day, frequency variation (during oral exams, written exams, medical shifts, high extracurricular demands, days off), average pain intensity, most frequent onset time, duration, most commonly used drugs, and use of pain-relieving drugs were studied.  Results  the headache incidence was 91.2%, predominantly in the female sex (95.6%). Students reported a higher frequency (61%) in evening hours, as well as in situations of written exams (64.4%). On days off, the frequency decreased (67.3%). The academic year did not show a significant influence on the headache duration or intensity. The use of drugs was not always considered effective in treating pain. Dipyrone was referred to as the most used drug (47.8%).  Conclusions the factors associated with academic stress were related to the presence of headaches in Cuban medical students, and are the possible cause of its high incidence.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cefalea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estudiantes de medicina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estrés psicológico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[universidades]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Headache]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[students, medical]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[stress, psychological]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[universities]]></kwd>
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