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ArticleTrends in psychiatry and psychotherapy2023

Psychiatric outcomes and overall functioning in healthcare students during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.

Flávia de Moraes, Angelica de Baumont, Carolina Blaya Dreher, Gustavo Gauer, Gisele Gus Manfro

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Article in Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Flávia de MoraesPrograma de Transtornos de Ansiedade, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Faculdade de Psicologia, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Angelica de BaumontPrograma de Transtornos de Ansiedade, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Carolina Blaya DreherPrograma de Transtornos de Ansiedade, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Gustavo GauerPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Gisele Gus ManfroPrograma de Transtornos de Ansiedade, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThere is evidence that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted students on health care courses, including evidence of associations between anxiety or depression and inadequate coping mechanisms or unhealthy habits. However, little is known about possible predictors of mental health or psychiatric symptoms in Brazilian health care students during this period.

objectiveTo evaluate possible factors associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms, used to measure psychiatric outcomes, and quality of life, used as a parameter of overall functionality, in Brazilian students on health care courses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with Brazilian students on health care courses from May to December 2020. Participants were recruited through social media and answered a 71-item open online questionnaire exploring demographic characteristics and personal behavior during the pandemic, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. We searched for variables potentially associated with psychiatric symptoms and mental health in these individuals using Poisson regression models.

resultsMultivariate models showed depression and anxiety were associated with poor quality of life and medication abuse was associated with greater anxiety and poor quality of life. Psychotherapy was an effective coping strategy for anxiety and meditation or mindfulness practice and physical activity improved the students' quality of life.

conclusionsOur study presents important information about the factors associated with psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and strategies for coping with them that should be helpful to reflect on and for designing appropriate interventions.

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COVID-19MindfulnessAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionHumansPandemicsQuality of LifeStudentsAnxietyCOVID-19 pandemicdepressionquality of lifestudents on health care courses

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PMID35259292
PMCPMC10416255
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