Relationships between depression, perceived stress and anxiety and quality of life and characteristics of Nursing students

• Autor(a) principal: Mendes, Weslei Natan Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Silva, Caroline de Lima Neto, Lacerda, Marianna Sobral, Abuchaim, Erika de Sá Vieira, Lopes, Camila Takao, Lopes, Juliana de Lima
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/39449
• topic: Depressão; Estresse Fisiológico; Ansiedade; Qualidade de Vida; Estudantes de Enfermagem; Depression; Stress, Psychological; Anxiety; Quality of Life; Students, Nursing; Depresión; Estrés Psicológico; Ansiedad; Calidad de Vida; Estudiantes de Enfermería

Objective: to evaluate the relationships of anxiety, perceived stress and depression symptoms with quality of life and with sociodemographic, academic and clinical characteristics of Nursing students. Methods: this is a correlational cross-sectional study conducted with 173 undergraduate Nursing students enrolled in 2017 at the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. Anxiety, depression symptoms, stress and quality of life were evaluated by means of the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Perceived Stress Scale and the Short-Form Health Survey, respectively. Results: 24.6%, 24.0% and 11.1% of the students presented mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively. Most of those diagnosed with depression had severe symptoms (47.4%), while most of those not diagnosed with depression presented no symptoms (67.1%). The mean stress level was 14.1 out of the maximum score of 40. The quality of life domain with the lowest score was vitality, while the one with the highest score was physical functioning. Conclusion: depression, anxiety and stress were related to different sociodemographic, academic and clinical characteristics, as well as to some quality of life domains, which should be targets of interventions.