Prevalence of anxious and depressive symptoms in college students of a public institution

Identify the prevalence of anxious and depressive symptoms and their correlations with sociodemographic and occupational characteristics in university students. This is census, cross-sectional and analytical study, developed with nursing students of a federal public university in the Northeast of Br...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2018, Vol.71 (suppl 5), p.2169-2175
Main Authors: Fernandes, Márcia Astrês, Vieira, Francisca Emanuelle Rocha, Silva, Joyce Soares E, Avelino, Fernanda Valéria Silva Dantas, Santos, José Diego Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Ansiedad
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Brazil
Censuses
College students
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depresión
Depression - epidemiology
Estudiantes de Enfermería
Ethics
Facultades de Enfermería
Female
Humans
Internet
Male
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
NURSING
Population
Prevalence
Psychometrics - instrumentation
Psychometrics - methods
Public health
Public Sector - organization & administration
Public Sector - standards
Sleep disorders
Sociodemographics
Students - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Surveys and Questionnaires
Trastornos Mentales
Universities - organization & administration
Universities - standards
University students
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Summary:Identify the prevalence of anxious and depressive symptoms and their correlations with sociodemographic and occupational characteristics in university students. This is census, cross-sectional and analytical study, developed with nursing students of a federal public university in the Northeast of Brazil in the months of September and October 2016. 205 university students of all the periods of the course attended the study. Beck's inventories for anxiety and depression were applied. Most of the participants were female, single, native of the state capital and living with his parents. The prevalence of depression was 30.2% and of anxiety, 62.9%. Association between the level of depressive symptoms, work, sex and leisure was identified. The prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression was quite expressive, lacking, thus, more attention to the promotion of mental health of nursing students.
ISSN:0034-7167
1984-0446
1984-0446
DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0752