Prevalência de ansiedade e depressão em turma de estudantes de medicina com ensino remoto

Jefferson Torres Nunes; Daniel Victor Silva Soares; Lizandra Melo de Araujo; Edla Camila da Conceição

doi:10.23925/1984-4840.2021v23i3/4a6

Authors

Jefferson Torres Nunes Universidade Federal do Piauí – Picos (PI), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3495-9538
Daniel Victor Silva Soares Universidade Federal do Piauí – Picos (PI), Brasil.
Lizandra Melo de Araujo Universidade Federal do Piauí – Picos (PI), Brasil.
Edla Camila da Conceição Universidade Federal do Piauí – Picos (PI), Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1984-4840.2021v23i3/4a6

Keywords:

medical students, anxiety, depression, education, distance, COVID-19

Abstract

Objective: to identify the prevalence of anxiety and depression in remote medical students and possible associated factors. Methods: observational study with a cross-sectional design in students of the first period of the Medicine course at the Federal University of Piauí\CSHNB in the year 2021, which worked entirely remotely due to the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected through the application of an anonymous online questionnaire, after approval by CEP\UFPI. Results: twenty second-year medical students with a mean age of 21 years (±3.1; SD) were evaluated. The prevalence of anxiety was 65%, while depression was 30%. Among individuals with anxiety, men prevailed, being of brown color, from other states, who live with family members/spouses, with a steady partner, with an affinity for some religion, who used alcohol or illicit drugs and did not use medication for anxiety, however, with statistical significance (p<0.05) only biological sex and having a steady partner. Among the students with suspected depression, those who were male, brown, from other states, living with relatives, with religious affinity, who did not use medication for depression and who used alcohol or illicit drugs prevailed, with no significant difference. Final Considerations: a high prevalence of signs of anxiety and depression was evidenced in students of a remote medicine class. The main limitation of the study was the reduced number of participants.

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