Physical activity and resilience during the pandemic in a sample of medical students

Nina Ramos A.N.; Perez Diaz U.N.; Correa López L.E.; Torres-Malca J.R.; Vera-Ponce V.J.; De La Cruz-Vargas J.A. · Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar (2023)

Resumen

Introduction: Some previous evidence supports the fact that physical activity is associated with resilience in different populations; however, the results are inconsistent. Objective: To determine the prevalence of resilience; and the association between physical activity and resilience during the pandemic in a sample of medical students. Methods: Cross-sectional study in 508 medical students. Resilience was categorized as adequate and low, while physical activity was categorized as low, medium and high. To assess the strength and magnitude of association, Poisson regression with robust variance was used. The results were presented in crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). The confounding variables were sex, academic year; having been diagnosed with COVID-19 and having relatives diagnosed with COVID-19. Results: The prevalence of adequate resilience was 40.35%. In the multivariable regression analysis, the presence of those who performed high physical activity increased the prevalence of adequate resilience by 1.56 times (aPR=1.56; 95% CI 1.23–1.97) compared to those who performed low physical activity. No association with moderate physical activity was found. Conclusions: Less than half of the medical students presented an adequate level of resilience. At the same time, an association was found with high physical activity.

Instituciones: Universidad Ricardo Palma