Assessment of the quality of life and mental health of healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) and the presence of symptoms related to depression, anxiety, and stress among students in the healthcare field, in comparison to the period before the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional research was conducted at a Bra...
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| author | Pedro Henrique Batista de Freitas Adriana Lúcia Meireles Mery Natali Silva Abreu Bruna Carolina Rafael Barbosa Waléria de Paula Clareci Silva Cardoso |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) and the presence of symptoms related to depression, anxiety, and stress among students in the healthcare field, in comparison to the period before the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional research was conducted at a Brazilian public university. QOL was assessed using the WHOQOL-bref scale, while symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress were evaluated using the DASS-21 scale. Descriptive and inferential analyses were employed to compare the two time periods. Results: A total of 355 students participated in this study. During the pandemic, there were significant increases in severe depression symptoms (15.1% versus 24.8%), moderate anxiety (18.3% versus 29.4%), and moderate stress (40.9% versus 53.8%) observed among the participants. Additionally, a significant reduction in QOL was noted, particularly in the domain of social relationships (65.2 versus 59.6, p-value 0.029). Conclusion: The study highlights a deterioration in both the quality of life and the mental health of healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b99f2685301429ea696458c6b603bf02023-12-05T07:38:28ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-04462023-12-0176suppl 110.1590/0034-7167-2023-0068Assessment of the quality of life and mental health of healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemicPedro Henrique Batista de Freitashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4407-2941Adriana Lúcia Meireleshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1447-953XMery Natali Silva Abreuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-3537Bruna Carolina Rafael Barbosahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3729-1847Waléria de Paulahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9438-7343Clareci Silva Cardosohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0689-1644ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) and the presence of symptoms related to depression, anxiety, and stress among students in the healthcare field, in comparison to the period before the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional research was conducted at a Brazilian public university. QOL was assessed using the WHOQOL-bref scale, while symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress were evaluated using the DASS-21 scale. Descriptive and inferential analyses were employed to compare the two time periods. Results: A total of 355 students participated in this study. During the pandemic, there were significant increases in severe depression symptoms (15.1% versus 24.8%), moderate anxiety (18.3% versus 29.4%), and moderate stress (40.9% versus 53.8%) observed among the participants. Additionally, a significant reduction in QOL was noted, particularly in the domain of social relationships (65.2 versus 59.6, p-value 0.029). Conclusion: The study highlights a deterioration in both the quality of life and the mental health of healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic.http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672023000200176&lng=en&tlng=enCOVID-19Quality of LifeDepressionAnxietyStudents |
| spellingShingle | Pedro Henrique Batista de Freitas Adriana Lúcia Meireles Mery Natali Silva Abreu Bruna Carolina Rafael Barbosa Waléria de Paula Clareci Silva Cardoso Assessment of the quality of life and mental health of healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem COVID-19 Quality of Life Depression Anxiety Students |
| title | Assessment of the quality of life and mental health of healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Assessment of the quality of life and mental health of healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the quality of life and mental health of healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the quality of life and mental health of healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Assessment of the quality of life and mental health of healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | assessment of the quality of life and mental health of healthcare students during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | COVID-19 Quality of Life Depression Anxiety Students |
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