| dc.description.abstract | Background. Academic stress among students, especially medical students, needs
to be a concern. Medical students tend to have higher stress than non-medical
students. During the COVID-19 period, the degree of stress tends to increase
among college students due to adjustments to a new learning lifestyle. Eating
disorder behavior among adolescents and adults is blowing up and closely related
to stress which has a substantial impact on public health. One of the eating
disorders is Night Eating Syndrome. Objective. This research is performed to
determine the correlation between academic stress during the COVID-19
pandemic and Night Eating Syndrome among Faculty of Medicine students of
Universitas Sumatera Utara. Methods. This study used analytical research with a
cross-sectional approach that was conducted in October 2022 among Faculty of
Medicine students of Universitas Sumatera Utara Medan. Results. The results
obtained from analyzing 213 students are, majority endured moderate academic
stress with a result of 56,3% and mild NES with a result of 59,2%. Majority of
students who endure from severe academic stress and severe NES are students of
class 2019 with results of 19,7% and 16,9% respectively. Chi-square analysis
showed a correlation between grade and academic stress (p=0,008), no correlation
between grade and NES (p=0,296), correlation between academic stress and the
incidence of NES (p=0,001). Conclusion. Likewise, this research showed a
correlation between academic stress and the incidence of Night Eating Syndrome. | en_US |
