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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Energy Drink Consumption and Side Effects in a Cohort of Medical Students

Valentina SciutoRosanna CatalanoPalmira ImmordinoManuela CracchioloCasuccio AlessandraSara GiugnoValentina Bonanno

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AdultMaleSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisorderEnergy drinkknowledgeHealth Knowledge Attitudes PracticeStudents MedicalUniversitiesAlcohol DrinkingEnergy (esotericism)Medicine (miscellaneous)Sex FactorIrritabilityCohort StudiesYoung AdultSex FactorsSex factorsHeart RateEnvironmental healthSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineInsomniaPrevalenceIngestionEnergy DrinksHumansSurveys and QuestionnaireConsumption (economics)attitude and practice questionnairebusiness.industryGeneral MedicineUniversitieIrritable Moodhealth effectClinical Psychologymedical studentPsychiatry and Mental HealthCohortFemalemedicine.symptomCohort StudiebusinessSocial psychologyCohort studyHuman

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning energy drink consumption and the prevalence of side effects among medical students. Twenty-two percent of respondents were regular users, particularly men (p < .0005). Users were younger (p = .027) and drank alcohol more frequently (p = .008) than "non-users." Forty-nine percent consumed alcohol associated with energy drinks. Forty-five percent of medical students declared side effects after energy drink consumption, such as palpitations (35%), insomnia (21%), and irritability (20%). The study confirms a large use of energy drinks among students and the occurrence of side effects. The use of energy drinks may influence the ingestion of large amounts of alcohol.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2015-10-02
10.1080/10550887.2015.1074501http://hdl.handle.net/10447/323910