Daily lives of university students in the health area during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil
Objective. To determine the main changes that took place in the daily lives of students in the health area during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil. Method. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out from May to June 2020, with 1786 students over 18 years old, regularly enrolled in...
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| author | Luciana Regina Ferreira da Mata Juliana Dias Reis Pessalacia Tatiane Prette Kuznier Priscila Kelly da Silva Neto Caroline de Castro Moura Fernando Ribeiro dos Santos |
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| description | Objective. To determine the main changes that took place in the daily lives of students in the health area during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil.
Method. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out from May to June 2020, with 1786 students over 18 years old, regularly enrolled in health courses at higher education institutions in five regions of Brazil. Sampling was by convenience, typified as snowball. In order to collect data, an instrument to describe the sociodemographic profile and the daily lives of students during the pandemic period was used, which was applied via a digital platform on the web.
Results. The main changes that took place in the daily lives of academic students in the health area in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil are related to lower productivity; difficulty concentrating; increased hours of sleep, use of electro-electronic equipment and weight; poorer quality of food; higher consumption of food, legal and illegal substances and medications (mainly analgesics, anxiolytics and antidepressants); less interest in personal appearance; and greater contact with relatives. Regarding emotional changes, it should be underlined the complaints of anxiety, stress, anguish, confusion, helplessness and depression.
Conclusion. During the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil, the students in the health area experienced several changes in their daily lives, which deserve special attention from higher education institutions and health systems, envisioning interventions to minimize health risks to this population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32e0d0c1436041cf8f4cb2c2876f4f742023-11-02T00:14:42ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaInvestigación y Educación en Enfermería2216-02802021-10-0139310.17533/udea.iee.v39n3e0765561Daily lives of university students in the health area during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in BrazilLuciana Regina Ferreira da Mata0Juliana Dias Reis Pessalacia1Tatiane Prette Kuznier2Priscila Kelly da Silva Neto3Caroline de Castro Moura4Fernando Ribeiro dos Santos5Federal University of Minas GeraisFederal University of Mato Grosso do SulFederal University of ParanáState Department of Health of Mato Grosso do SuFederal University of ViçosaFederal University of Mato Grosso do SulObjective. To determine the main changes that took place in the daily lives of students in the health area during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil. Method. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out from May to June 2020, with 1786 students over 18 years old, regularly enrolled in health courses at higher education institutions in five regions of Brazil. Sampling was by convenience, typified as snowball. In order to collect data, an instrument to describe the sociodemographic profile and the daily lives of students during the pandemic period was used, which was applied via a digital platform on the web. Results. The main changes that took place in the daily lives of academic students in the health area in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil are related to lower productivity; difficulty concentrating; increased hours of sleep, use of electro-electronic equipment and weight; poorer quality of food; higher consumption of food, legal and illegal substances and medications (mainly analgesics, anxiolytics and antidepressants); less interest in personal appearance; and greater contact with relatives. Regarding emotional changes, it should be underlined the complaints of anxiety, stress, anguish, confusion, helplessness and depression. Conclusion. During the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil, the students in the health area experienced several changes in their daily lives, which deserve special attention from higher education institutions and health systems, envisioning interventions to minimize health risks to this population.https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iee/article/view/347886covid-19students, health occupationshigher education institutions |
| spellingShingle | Luciana Regina Ferreira da Mata Juliana Dias Reis Pessalacia Tatiane Prette Kuznier Priscila Kelly da Silva Neto Caroline de Castro Moura Fernando Ribeiro dos Santos Daily lives of university students in the health area during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil Investigación y Educación en Enfermería covid-19 students, health occupations higher education institutions |
| title | Daily lives of university students in the health area during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil |
| title_full | Daily lives of university students in the health area during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Daily lives of university students in the health area during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Daily lives of university students in the health area during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil |
| title_short | Daily lives of university students in the health area during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil |
| title_sort | daily lives of university students in the health area during the beginning of the covid 19 pandemic in brazil |
| topic | covid-19 students, health occupations higher education institutions |
| url | https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iee/article/view/347886 |
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