Anxious and Depressive Symptoms Among Health Students in the Context of Emergency Remote Learning
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: To analyze the prevalence of anxious and depressive symptoms among health students in the context of emergency remote learning. Method: This is a cross-sectional, observational, and descriptive study using a virtual questionnaire between November 2021 and June 2022. A total of 105 students participated. The questionnaire covered sociodemographic and psychosocial variables and validated instruments for assessing anxiety and depressive disorders. Results: The results showed a prevalence of 62.8% anxious symptoms and 40.9% depressive symptoms. There is a correlation between variables such as course type, aspects of remote learning (e.g., quality of internet access), having a prior mental disorder diagnosis, and reporting psychological changes during the pandemic, with significance p < 0.05. Conclusion: The prevalence is slightly higher than the standards proposed by the literature, and statistical tests indicate that there is no single factor associated with positive symptoms of anxiety and depression, but rather a plurality of factors.
Institution: Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte
Language: English
Topic: COVID-19 and Mental Health
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414532608
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