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| contents | Factors Related to Depressive Symptoms in University Students Allana Allitsa da Costa Bento Monnik Helles Pereira Correia Higino Andréia Guedes Oliva Fernandes Talita de Cássia Raminelli da Silva Medicina students Depression health behavior higher education signs and symptoms Objective: To identify and discuss the frequency of depressive symptoms and their associated factors in university students. Materials and method: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study with a quantitative approach, conducted in a Higher Education Institution. The study was developed with a convenience sample consisting of 571 undergraduate students from different areas. A questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic/academic data, as well as depressive symptoms and their associations, life habits, emotional aspects, and possible eating disorders. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and Pearson's chi-square test were used for associations, with a significance level of 5 % (p-value ≤ 0.05).Results: The university students presented depressive symptoms such as sleep disorders (61.1 %) and reduced self-confidence (50.9 %). There was an association of depressive symptoms with the course, satisfaction with academic performance, obesity, consumption of sugars and sweets, and practice and frequency of physical activity.Conclusions: It is expected that the results of this research contribute to the population's critical and reflective thinking to expand visibility and scientific studies referring to the theme, as well as to increase resources for the management of mental health and reduce the stigmas generated. 2021 artículo científico 1657-5997 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=74170000005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/74170000005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/movil 10.7440/res64.2018.03 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=741 Aquichan application/pdf Universidad de La Sabana Aquichan (Colombia) Num.3 Vol.21 |
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| publisher | Universidad de La Sabana |
| spellingShingle | Factors Related to Depressive Symptoms in University Students Allana Allitsa da Costa Bento Medicina students Depression health behavior higher education signs and symptoms Factors Related to Depressive Symptoms in University Students Allana Allitsa da Costa Bento Monnik Helles Pereira Correia Higino Andréia Guedes Oliva Fernandes Talita de Cássia Raminelli da Silva Medicina students Depression health behavior higher education signs and symptoms Objective: To identify and discuss the frequency of depressive symptoms and their associated factors in university students. Materials and method: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study with a quantitative approach, conducted in a Higher Education Institution. The study was developed with a convenience sample consisting of 571 undergraduate students from different areas. A questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic/academic data, as well as depressive symptoms and their associations, life habits, emotional aspects, and possible eating disorders. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and Pearson's chi-square test were used for associations, with a significance level of 5 % (p-value ≤ 0.05).Results: The university students presented depressive symptoms such as sleep disorders (61.1 %) and reduced self-confidence (50.9 %). There was an association of depressive symptoms with the course, satisfaction with academic performance, obesity, consumption of sugars and sweets, and practice and frequency of physical activity.Conclusions: It is expected that the results of this research contribute to the population's critical and reflective thinking to expand visibility and scientific studies referring to the theme, as well as to increase resources for the management of mental health and reduce the stigmas generated. 2021 artículo científico 1657-5997 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=74170000005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/74170000005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/movil 10.7440/res64.2018.03 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=741 Aquichan application/pdf Universidad de La Sabana Aquichan (Colombia) Num.3 Vol.21 |
| title | Factors Related to Depressive Symptoms in University Students |
| topic | Medicina students Depression health behavior higher education signs and symptoms |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=74170000005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/74170000005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74170000005/movil |