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

• Main Authors: Jéssica Morgana Gediel Pinheiro (Author), Andreia Barcellos Teixeira Macedo (Author), Liliana Antoniolli (Author), Thayane Martins Dornelles (Author), Juliana Petri Tavares (Author), Sonia Beatriz Cocaro de Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1984-0446; 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0134
• Keywords: Health Student; Depression; Mental Disorder; Nursing Students; Life Quality; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 73, Iss suppl 1 (2020)

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.