Vulnerabilities in the Mental Health of University Students in the Period of Clinical Internship

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Meire Luci da
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Dias, Marcela Doescher, Corrêa, Kelli Cristina, Rondina, Regina de Cássia, Bastos, Elton Farias, Almeida, Cátia Candida de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.unilasalle.edu.br/index.php/saude_desenvolvimento/article/view/6727
• topic: Depression; Anxiety; Stress; Mental Disorders; Students Health Occupations; Depresión; Ansiedad; Estrés; Trastornos Mentales; Estudiantes del Área de la Salud.; Saúde Mental; Depressão; Ansiedade; Estresse; Transtornos Mentais; Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde

Introduction: The internship period of university courses in the health area is full of challenges, permeated by ambivalent feelings, which, if poorly elaborated, can culminate in physical and / or mental illness.Objective: To investigate the level of anxiety, depression and stress symptoms in university students - health interns.Methodology: Descriptive and quantitative research. Sample made up of interns from three health courses. Held at a public university located in the interior of São Paulo. Two instruments were used: sociodemographic questionnaire and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Data analysis following the protocol established by the instrument, calculations of descriptive and association statistics.Results: Participated 114 interns, with an average age of 22 years old, most of them female, single, with religion, sedentary and engaged in leisure activities. Of the total, 57.0% had symptoms of depression, 60.5% anxiety and 65.8% stress, with moderate and severe levels, therefore considered pathological. An association was found between female sex and symptoms of anxiety, depressive symptoms and lack of physical and leisure activities.Conclusion: Need to develop preventive actions and promote mental health in the university context, encouraging the development of protective factors and strategies to cope with stress.