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JAVIER-RIVERA, Leidy Sofía et al. Benefit of the application of active breaks to reduce academic stress in Physiotherapy students. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2024, vol.14, n.28, e595.  Epub 26-Jun-2024. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v14i28.1759.

Academic stress is the side effect of various demands and demands that college students face. The general objective of the study was to know and explain the benefit of implementing a program of active breaks to reduce academic stress in students of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy during the school period from January to December 2022, identifying the academic stressors. The investigation was mixed, the SISCO-VS 21 Inventory and a program of active breaks were applied; the sample consisted of 107 students, the sampling was non-probabilistic at convenience; the study was attached to the codes and deontological guidelines of Research, informed consent was applied.

It was found that 70.1% are female and 29.9% male, with a mean of 24.3 years of age; 99% presented academic stress, with an average of 3.5 on a scale of one to five; the stressors predominate the overload of homework and school work (38.8%) and level of demand from my teachers (38.3%); the manifestations predominate reluctance to do school work (32.7%) and drowsiness or greater need to sleep (29.9%); coping strategies, listening to music or watching television (32.7%). The application of the active breaks program had a 95.66% decrease in stress and anxiety, increased concentration; rating it pleasant (30.4%), very pleasant (26%), excellent (39.1%). A high percentage of academic stress due to overload and demand from teachers was evidenced, the implementation of active breaks obtained acceptance and positive benefits.

Palavras-chave : stress; college student; physiotherapist; active breaks; session program.

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