Are symptoms of depression and anxiety in nursing students associated with their sociodemographic characteristics?

• Main Authors: Letícia da Silva Coelho (Author), Ana Carolina Carraro Tony (Author), Giovana Caetano de Araujo Laguardia (Author), Kelli Borges dos Santos (Author), Denise Barbosa de Castro Friedrich (Author), Ricardo Bezerra Cavalcante (Author), Fábio da Costa Carbogim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1984-0446; 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0503
• Keywords: Students, Nursing; Mental Health; Depression; Anxiety; Mental Disorders; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 74, Iss suppl 3 (2021)

ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate symptoms of depression and anxiety and their association with the sociodemographic characteristics of undergraduate nursing students. Methods: a cross-sectional analytical study carried out with students from the Faculty of Nursing at Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora from June to July 019. Data were collected through a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories. Results: 192 students participated, with a mean age of 21.44 (±3.56) years. 85.93% of participants were female. The mean depression score was 22.40 (±12.35), and anxiety was 17.56 (±11.98). There was a difference in the mean of the scales for sex and psychotropic drugs (p<0.05). Women presented moderate and severe classification for both scales. Severe symptoms prevailed among students from the 6th to the 10th semester (18.22%). Conclusion: there was an association between depression and anxiety symptoms related to gender and psychotropic drugs.