Efectos del confinamiento por COVID-19 en la salud mental de estudiantes de educación superior en Chile

Autor: Víctor Pinilla, Yasnni Moya, Beatriz Mora, Virginia Fernández-Fernández, Ignacio Toro, Raffaela Carvacho, Claudia Miranda-Castillo, Constanza Valdivia, Javier Morán-Kneer
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Revista médica de Chile v.149 n.3 2021
SciELO Chile
CONICYT Chile
instacron:CONICYT
ISSN: 0034-9887
DOI: 10.4067/s0034-98872021000300339
Popis: Background: Chilean higher education students have faced highly stressful events in 2020, including confinement and remote education. This population is particularly susceptible to mental health problems, such as high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Aim: To evaluate possible negative impacts of confinement by COVID-19 on Chilean higher education students' mental health. Material and Methods: The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) Scale and the Profile of Mood States (POMS) were applied to 315 students during 2016 and to 301 students during 2020. Results: In 2020, depression mean scores for men (24.1) and women (29.7) exceeded the cutoff point, therefore suggesting the presence of depressive disorder. Women had higher depressive and anxious symptoms in both years, however, in 2020 a significant increase was observed for depression, indicating interaction between the year of assessment and gender (b= 6.74;p
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