Gestión del tiempo en la planificación de actividades académicas en estudiantes universitarios en áreas de salud: revisión narrativa

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Abstract: Introduction: Systematize information on time management to plan academic activities for university students in the health area through a narrative review. Methodology: The included works belong to three languages: Spanish, English, and Portuguese from the last ten years (2013-2023); the bibliographic search was carried out in the following databases: Google Academic, Scopus, and Medline, including full texts and original articles, obtaining a final sample of 16 articles. Results: Four categories emerged: Planning of academic activities and use of time management tools, study habits for planning academic activities, management and procrastination, and finally, health behaviors in planning and academic performance. Conclusion: Time management is crucial for all students because it helps to maximize their productivity, improve academic performance, and reduce stress and anxiety associated with work overload; By prioritizing activities, they can implement tools to organize their time for academic activities, making better use of time and successfully meeting their academic goals.