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<journal-id>1684-1824</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Med.Electrón.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1684-1824</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1684-18242022000300468</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Estrés académico en universitarios durante la pandemia de COVID-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Academic stress in university students during COVID-19 pandemic]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno-Montero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Esteban Mateo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Naranjo-Hidalgo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tamara]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Poveda-Ríos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Santiago]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Izurieta-Brito]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ambat  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Ambato]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>44</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>468</fpage>
<lpage>482</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1684-18242022000300468&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1684-18242022000300468&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1684-18242022000300468&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  durante el último año, la población ha sufrido las consecuencias emocionales y psicológicas de la pandemia de COVID-19. Por su parte, los universitarios tuvieron que modificar sus rutinas y adaptarse a una nueva modalidad de enseñanza.  Objetivo:  identificar la incidencia de la pandemia de COVID-19 en la manifestación de estrés académico en estudiantes universitarios.  Materiales y métodos:  se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal en un universo conformado por 359 estudiantes de universidades ecuatorianas. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó la ficha sociodemográfica y el Inventario SISCO del estrés académico.  Resultados:  en la investigación predominaron el sexo femenino y el grupo de edad de 18 a 20 años de varias universidades de la República del Ecuador. El 66,01 % de los universitarios reportaron estrés académico en indicadores de Casi siempre y Siempre; el estresor más frecuente fue la sobrecarga de tareas (x = 4,08); el síntoma más padecido fue problemas de concentración (x = 3,55), y la estrategia más usada fue escuchar música o distraerse viendo televisión (x = 4,00).  Conclusión:  un alto porcentaje de universitarios presentaron estrés académico, identificándose una relación con la pandemia de COVID-19 en esta población.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  throughout the last year, the population has suffered the emotional and psychological consequences of COVID-19 pandemic. University students, as well, had to modify their routines and to adapt themselves to a new teaching modality.  Objective:  to identify the incidence of COVID-19 pandemic on the manifestation of academic stress in university students.  Materials and methods:  a cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out in a universe composed by 359 students from Ecuadorian universities. The socio-demographic card and SISCO Academic Stress Inventory were used for data collection.  Results:  Female sex and the age group from 18 to 20 years predominated in students from several universities of Republic of Ecuador. 66.01 % of the university students reported academic stress with indicators of Almost always and Always; the most frequent stressor was task overload (x = 4.08); the most suffered symptom was concentration troubles (x = 3.55); and the most used strategy was listening to music and distracting watching television (x = 4.00).  Conclusion:  a high percent of university students showed academic stress, being identified its relationship to COVID-19 pandemic in this population.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[academic stress]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[university students]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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