The prevalence of psychological distress among students enrolled in a health sciences program was 32.2%. This value is approximately in agreement with the results of a similar study that obtained a prevalence of 36% for the same variable in 228 students enrolled in a nursing program; that study found that psychological distress was related to the students’ family, academic and personal characteristics.
La prevalencia del malestar psicológico de los estudiantes de ciencias de la salud ha sido del 32.2% de los casos, en aproximada coincidencia con otra investigación que obtuvo una prevalencia de 36% de esta misma variable en 228 estudiantes de enfermería, y que relacionaron con características propias del estudiante de orden personal, académico y familiar.