Análise do nível de depressão, ansiedade, estresse entre universitários e estratégias de coping utilizadas

Abstract

The rapidity of change in the most diverse aspects of modern society requires people to be physically, mentally and emotionally adaptable. This charge can cause mental health problems, the most common of which are depression, anxiety and stress. These events interfere with the academic experience, harming the study-teaching-learning process. Furthermore, coping strategies are a set of cognitive and behavioral efforts used by individuals to deal with situations that are perceived as stressful. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in nursing students at the Centro de Estudos Superiores de Caxias and the most commonly used coping strategies. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional research with a quantitative approach carried out with 81 nursing students, using the DASS-21, a sociodemographic questionnaire and the inventory of coping strategies. Data collection was done using na electronic form, obtaining 81 valid responses. With regard to depression levels, 53% of students were classified as normal to mild, as well as 47% at moderate to very severe levels, of which 18.5% were very severe. In terms of anxiety, 32% of students were at normal to mild levels, in addition to 68% at moderate to very severe levels, among them 34.6% were very severe. And stress with 49.4% students in the normal to mild level, 50.6% in the moderate to very severe levels, with 7.4% in the very severe score. The most used coping strategies were escape/avoidance, withdrawal and positive reappraisal. The study found no significant differences in relation to the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress in the initial and final years of the course. And although the levels of the variables mentioned above are significant, more than half of the students report being satisfied or very satisfied with the course. Furthermore, the most used coping strategies were focused on emotion.