Quality of life, depressive and minor psychiatrics symptoms in nursing students

• Autor(a) principal: Pinheiro,Jéssica Morgana Gediel
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Macedo,Andreia Barcellos Teixeira, Antoniolli,Liliana, Dornelles,Thayane Martins, Tavares,Juliana Petri, Souza,Sonia Beatriz Cocaro de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672020001300181
• topic: Health Student; Depression; Mental Disorder; Nursing Students; Life Quality

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess quality of life, prevalence of depressive and minor psychiatric symptoms in Nursing students. Methods: Cross-sectional study, conducted from March to April 2018, at a federal university. Sample composed of 242 Nursing students, from the 1st to the 8th semester. Data was collected using the quality of life instruments, Beck Depression Inventory and Self-Report Questionnaire. A significance level of 0.05 was considered. Results: The mean age was 22.9 ± 5.1 years. It was found that 25% of the students had severe depressive symptoms and 54% of the students had minor psychiatric disorders, with a higher prevalence in the first semesters. An inverse relationship was observed between the frequency of depressive symptoms and quality of life scores (p = 0.05). Conclusion: Nursing students showed a high prevalence of depressive symptoms, indicating the importance of implementing actions to promote and prevent mental health.