Common mental disorders in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors: a cross-sectional study

Authors

  • Alexa Pupiara Flores Coelho Centenaro Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, campus Palmeira das Missões (UFSM-PM), Palmeira das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. E-mail: alexa.coelho@ufsm.br.
  • Júlia Glowacki Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, campus Palmeira das Missões (UFSM-PM), Palmeira das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. E-mail: glowacki.julia@acad.ufsm.br. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8860-3356
  • Gabriela Kich dos Santos Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, campus Palmeira das Missões (UFSM-PM), Palmeira das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. E-mail: gabrielakich07@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7739-7590
  • Cláudia Beux dos Santos Roduyt da Rosa Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, campus Palmeira das Missões (UFSM-PM), Palmeira das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. E-mail: claudiabeuxsroduytr@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9195-3231
  • Kaliandra Gallina Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, campus Palmeira das Missões (UFSM-PM), Palmeira das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. E-mail: kaliandra.gallina@acad.ufsm.br. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1460-7041
  • Larissa Frigo Dal Soto Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, campus Palmeira das Missões (UFSM-PM), Palmeira das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. E-mail: larissa.soto@acad.ufsm.br. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6305-102X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v25.75319

Keywords:

COVID-19, Nursing, Mental Health, Students, Pandemics

Abstract

Objective: to estimate the suspicion of Common Mental Disorders (CMD) in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify associated factors. Methods: an analytical cross-sectional study was carried out between September and December 2021 with a probabilistic sample of 102 undergraduate nursing students from a public university in southern Brazil. A questionnaire was applied containing variables related to sociodemographic characteristics, perceptions about health, COVID-19, social distancing and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire. For analysis, chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used (p-value < 0.05). Results: a prevalence of 64.71% was identified for suspicion of CMD, which was associated with: belonging to the group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, pansexual or other variables of gender identity and/or sexual orientation (p = 0.002); having a family member or close person who developed the severe form of COVID-19 (p = 0.020); and considering that social distancing had impacts on friendships, relationships and other social interactions (p = 0.049). Conclusion: during the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number of students were suspected of having CMD associated with the social and family impacts of the pandemic, but also with gender diversity and/or sexual orientation.

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Centenaro APFC, Glowacki J, Santos GK dos, Rosa CB dos SR da, Gallina K, Dal Soto LF. Common mental disorders in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors: a cross-sectional study. Rev. Eletr. Enferm. [Internet]. 2024 Feb. 29 [cited 2024 May 19];25:75319. Available from: https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/75319

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