Prevalencia de trastornos mentales comunes en estudiantes universitarios durante la pandemia de COVID-19

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2023.196206

Palabras clave:

Estudiantes, Salud Mental, Pandemias, COVID-19, Trastornos Mentales

Resumen

Objetivo: verificar la prevalencia de trastornos mentales comunes entre estudiantes universitarios
de una institución pública de educación superior en el sur de Piauí, durante la pandemia de
COVID-19. Metodología: se trata de un estudio transversal y descriptivo-exploratorio con
303 estudiantes universitarios. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de instrumentos en línea,
uno sobre el perfil sociodemográfico y escolar y el Cuestionario de Autoinforme. Las asociaciones
entre variables categóricas se probaron mediante la prueba de chi-cuadrado de Pearson y la
prueba exacta de Fisher, con un nivel de significación del 5%. Resultados: la prevalencia de
malestar psicológico fue de 58,7%. Se observó un predominio de síntomas de trastornos mentales
comunes en individuos del sexo femenino, jóvenes y solteros. Hubo un mayor predominio de los
síntomas del estado de ánimo ansioso depresivo, en los que la mayoría se quejó de sentirse
nervioso, tenso o preocupado. Conclusión: la sospecha de malestar psicológico es alta entre los
estudiantes universitarios y, por lo tanto, se necesitan acciones para minimizar los impactos en
la salud mental de esta población.

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Publicado

2023-06-21

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Carvalho, I. S. de, Araujo-Filho, A. C. A. ., Silva, A. P. da ., Ibiapina, A. R. de S. ., Cardoso, A. R. ., & Rocha, S. S. da. (2023). Prevalencia de trastornos mentales comunes en estudiantes universitarios durante la pandemia de COVID-19. SMAD, Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 19(3), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2023.196206