ArticleRevista colombiana de psiquiatria2021
[Depression, stress and anxiety in students of human medicine in Ayacucho (Peru) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic].
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- I can't get no satisfaction: burnout, stress, and depression in Latin medical students.Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy · 2025Pooled it
- The prevalence and risk factors of mental problems in medical students during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Use of Benzodiazepines in Medical Students: A Comparative Analysis Between Medical and Other University Degrees.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Observational
- Sleep quality and associated factors in Latin American medical students: a cross-sectional and multicenter study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Remote learning and physical activity in medical students from Latin America: a cross-sectional study during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Symptom scale for anxiety and depression disorders (ESTAD): psychometric properties and sociodemographic profile in Peruvian university students.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Irritable bowel syndrome and erectile dysfunction in medical students at a Peruvian university: an analytical cross-sectional analysis.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- [Quality of life of Medicine students of the National University of Córdoba, Argentina]Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Anxiety and Depression in Peruvian Medical Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in University Students in Paraguay during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Mediating Effect of Reassurance-Seeking Behavior on the Influence of Viral Anxiety and Depression on COVID-19 Obsession Among Medical Students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Smartphone overuse, depression & anxiety in medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate rates of anxiety, depression and stress, as well as associated factors and changes in habits, among students of human medicine from the Universidad Nacional San Cristóbal de Huamanga [San Cristóbal of Huamanga University] (UNSCH), located in Ayacucho (Peru), in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted through a virtual survey. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was used. To evaluate associated factors, prevalence ratios (PR) were estimated using Poisson regression with robust variance.
resultsA total of 284 surveys were analysed (48.2% women; median age 22 years). Rates of (at least moderate) depression, anxiety and stress were 24.3%, 28.5% and 13.0%, respectively. Adjusted analyses found that having completed fewer years of study, being Catholic and having a chronic disease were associated with a higher rate of anxiety, while being of a younger age was associated with a higher rate of stress. The students reported mostly decreased physical activity, as well as increased Internet and social media use, hours of sleep, hours spent in front of a screen, food intake, and weight, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
conclusionsIn the context of the pandemic, despite the changes in habits described, rates of depression, anxiety and stress were lower than in previous studies in students in the health sciences. The higher rate of anxiety was associated with being in an earlier academic year, Catholicism and chronic diseases, while the higher rate of stress was associated with being of a younger age.
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