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Mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety and associated factors as a result of the new Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in university students enrolled in public and private institutions in the city of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais.METHODS: Cross-sectional resea...

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Principais autores: Bessa, Ana Clara Nobre, Oliveira e Silva, Ana Paula de, Sales, Isabela Morais Machado, Braga, Isabela Vieira, Guedes, Yasmin Oliveira Agapito, Macedo, Mônica Thais Soares, Rocha, Josiane Santos Brant
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Publicado em: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) 2022
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spelling peri-article-149962024-05-01T10:37:40Z Mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic Saúde mental em estudantes universitários durante a pandemia da COVID-19 Bessa, Ana Clara Nobre Oliveira e Silva, Ana Paula de Sales, Isabela Morais Machado Braga, Isabela Vieira Guedes, Yasmin Oliveira Agapito Macedo, Mônica Thais Soares Rocha, Josiane Santos Brant Saúde Coletiva; Saúde Pública Saúde mental; COVID-19; universitários. Mental problems; COVID-19; students. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety and associated factors as a result of the new Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in university students enrolled in public and private institutions in the city of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais.METHODS: Cross-sectional research with a sample of university students. Instruments addressing sociodemographic data, behavioral habits, clinical conditions, fear scale for COVID-19 and the Stress, Anxiety and Depression Scale (DASS-21) were used. The association between the studied variables and stress, anxiety and depression and health anxiety were verified by bivariate analysis followed by Poisson regression, with robust variance.RESULTS: The prevalence of stress, anxiety and depression during the period of social isolation in the studied population was 48.3%, 38.4% and 46%, respectively, in 857 university students. Among the university students, being female, being linked to a public institution, having lost income during the period of social isolation, having an altered BMI, not practicing physical activity during social isolation, and having the heart racing when thinking about contaminating by COVID-19, remained associated with stress, anxiety and depression anxiety.CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of stress, depression and anxiety in university students enrolled in public and private institutions in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, during the new coronavirus pandemic is high. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a prevalência dos sintomas de estresse, de depressão e de ansiedade e os fatores associados em decorrência da pandemia do novo Coronavírus (COVID-19) em universitários matriculados em instituições públicas e privadas do município de Montes Claros, Minas Gerais.MÉTODOS: Pesquisa transversal, com amostra de universitários. Foram utilizados instrumentos abordando dados sociodemográficos, hábitos comportamentais, condições clinicas, escala de medo para COVID-19 e a Escala de Estresse, Ansiedade e Depressão (DASS-21). A associação entre as variáveis estudadas e estresse, ansiedade e depressão foi verificada por análise bivariada seguida de regressão de Poisson, com variância robusta.RESULTADOS: A prevalência de estresse, ansiedade e depressão durante o período de isolamento social na população estudada foi de 48,3%, 38,4% e 46%, respectivamente, em 857 universitários. Entre os universitários, ser do sexo feminino, estar vinculado à instituição pública, a família ter perdido renda durante o período de isolamento social, estar com índice de massa corporal (IMC) alterado, não praticar atividade física durante o isolamento social e o coração manter acelerado quando pensa em contaminar por COVID-19 apresentou associação com o estresse, a ansiedade e a depressão ansiedade.CONCLUSÕES: A prevalência de estresse, de depressão e de ansiedade em universitários matriculados nas instituições públicas e privadas de Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, durante a pandemia do novo coronavírus é elevada. Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) 2022-12-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf http://periodicos.utfpr.edu.br/rbqv/article/view/14996 10.3895/rbqv.v14n0.14996 Revista Brasileira de Qualidade de Vida; v. 14 (2022) 2175-0858 10.3895/rbqv.v14n0 por http://periodicos.utfpr.edu.br/rbqv/article/view/14996/pdf http://periodicos.utfpr.edu.br/rbqv/article/downloadSuppFile/14996/2494 Direitos autorais 2023 CC-BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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author Bessa, Ana Clara Nobre
Oliveira e Silva, Ana Paula de
Sales, Isabela Morais Machado
Braga, Isabela Vieira
Guedes, Yasmin Oliveira Agapito
Macedo, Mônica Thais Soares
Rocha, Josiane Santos Brant
spellingShingle Bessa, Ana Clara Nobre
Oliveira e Silva, Ana Paula de
Sales, Isabela Morais Machado
Braga, Isabela Vieira
Guedes, Yasmin Oliveira Agapito
Macedo, Mônica Thais Soares
Rocha, Josiane Santos Brant
Mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
author_sort Bessa, Ana Clara Nobre
title Mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short Mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort mental health in university students during the covid-19 pandemic
description OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety and associated factors as a result of the new Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in university students enrolled in public and private institutions in the city of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais.METHODS: Cross-sectional research with a sample of university students. Instruments addressing sociodemographic data, behavioral habits, clinical conditions, fear scale for COVID-19 and the Stress, Anxiety and Depression Scale (DASS-21) were used. The association between the studied variables and stress, anxiety and depression and health anxiety were verified by bivariate analysis followed by Poisson regression, with robust variance.RESULTS: The prevalence of stress, anxiety and depression during the period of social isolation in the studied population was 48.3%, 38.4% and 46%, respectively, in 857 university students. Among the university students, being female, being linked to a public institution, having lost income during the period of social isolation, having an altered BMI, not practicing physical activity during social isolation, and having the heart racing when thinking about contaminating by COVID-19, remained associated with stress, anxiety and depression anxiety.CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of stress, depression and anxiety in university students enrolled in public and private institutions in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, during the new coronavirus pandemic is high.
publisher Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR)
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