Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ()

Depression among nursing students and its association with academic life

  • Adriano Machado Facioli,
  • Ângela Ferreira Barros,
  • Manuela Costa Melo,
  • Ivone Crispim Moura Ogliari,
  • Renan Joseph de Moraes Custódio

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0173

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ABSTRACT Objective: To measure the levels of depression among Nursing students from a public institution of higher education and the association with aspects of academic life. Method: Analytical and quantitative study with 203 students from a higher education institution that uses active methodologies. We used Beck’s Depression Inventory and the Likert type scale of academic factors. Results: We verified that 19.2% had moderate or severe levels of depression. Higher levels of depression were associated with female gender (p=0.003), working more than 40 hours per week (p=0.047), spending more than 90 minutes to reach academic activities (p=0.043) and with 12 academic factors specific to routines of the studied institution. Conclusion: The results contribute to managers’ and professors’ reflection and analysis concerning nursing students’ mental health, in addition to indicating in which aspects there is a need to provide greater support to these students.

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