PHARMACOLOGICAL PROFILE, QUALITY OF LIFE AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL ACADEMIC CAPITAL: CORRELATES IN MEDICAL STUDENTS AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE CITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE-PB

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594182409022

• Palavras-chave: Pharmacology, Medical Students, Quality of Life

• Keywords: Pharmacology, Medical Students, Quality of Life

• Abstract:

  GOAL: Identify the health, quality of life and psychological capital needs of medical students in the city of Campina Grande – PB, based on the individualized pharmacological profile of this population. METHODS: 65 medical students from the city of Campina Grande were filled out the SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE, PHARMACOLOGICAL PROFILE, QUALITY OF LIFE (psychological version) and PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL SCALE forms. RESULTS: The sample consisted of 37 men and 28 women, aged between 19 and 44 years old and with variable family income, between 1 and 40 minimum wages. CONCLUSION: The main drug classes used by medical students in the city of Campina Grande are: NSAIDs, antidepressants and analgesics. The main justifications for the use of drugs among medical students are: pain, anxiety, allergies and depression.