Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Cipharma), School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil.
School of Medicine, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil.
Psychol Health Med. 2023 Jul;28(6):1450-1459. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2142946. Epub 2022 Nov 5.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Higher Education Institutions had to suspend their on-site activities and adapt to the new scenario. Therefore, the objective of the research was to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of the academic community of a Brazilian public university. This is a cross-sectional study, at a Brazilian public university, that used the baseline data from a longitudinal study carried out with employees and students. Participants answered a self-administered and confidential questionnaire in online platform, composed of sociodemographic, economic, lifestyles and mental health issues. 1,353 students and 372 employees participated. The prevalence of anxiety disorder symptoms among students and employees was 46.12% and 17.47%, depression 54.62% and 22.85% and stress 47.45% and 22.58%, respectively. The co-occurrence of symptoms was 33.56% among university students and 10.75% among employees. Falling family income, having stopped smoking and negative self-rated health, during the COVID-19 pandemic, may be the reasons for the high prevalence of co-occurrence of anxiety, depression and stress disorders among the academic community.
由于 COVID-19 大流行，高等教育机构不得不暂停现场活动并适应新的情况。因此，本研究的目的是调查 COVID-19 大流行对巴西一所公立大学学术人员心理健康的影响。这是一项在巴西一所公立大学进行的横断面研究，使用了一项针对员工和学生进行的纵向研究的基线数据。参与者通过在线平台回答了一份自我管理和保密的问卷，内容涉及社会人口统计学、经济、生活方式和心理健康问题。共有 1353 名学生和 372 名员工参与。学生和员工焦虑症症状的患病率分别为 46.12%和 17.47%，抑郁症为 54.62%和 22.85%，压力为 47.45%和 22.58%。大学生中有 33.56%存在症状共病，员工中有 10.75%存在症状共病。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，家庭收入下降、戒烟和自我健康评价负面，可能是学术人员焦虑、抑郁和压力障碍共病患病率高的原因。
