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Depression among nursing students and its association with academic life

Depresión entre estudiantes de enfermería y su asociación con la vida estudiantil

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.

Descriptors:
Students, Nursing; Depressive Disorders; Mental Health; Nursing; Education, Nursing

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