The psychological impact of social distancing related to the covid-19 pandemic on undergraduate and graduate students in Brazil
Braz. j. oral sci
;
21: e226698, jan.-dez. 2022. ilus
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1393366
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To evaluate the psychological impact of COVID-19 on undergraduate and graduate students of the Dental School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo.Methods:
Three questionnaires were used sociodemographic, WHO Abbreviated Quality of Life Inventory, and General Anxiety Disorder-7. Data were analyzed using Graph Pad Prism 7a (α = 5%). Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn post-tests were used for statistical comparisons. The Spearman test was used as the correlation test.Results:
257 students responded to the online form that assessed their quality of life and anxiety level. On a scale from 1 to 100, with 100 being the best quality of life, the average obtained was 64.71 (± 13.36). In addition, 87.6% of the students rated their quality of life as good or very good. 74.7% reported good or very good health. The anxiety analysis resulted in an average of 10.04 (± 4.5), indicating moderate anxiety levels. There was an inversely proportional correlation between age and degree of anxiety (p = 0.008, r = -0.1628) and self-perceived learning and student commitment (r = 0.69).Conclusion:
Despite the good quality of life and the students' good self-perception of health, they showed a moderate degree of anxiety during the social distancing caused by COVID-19, also demonstrating a decrease in interest and commitment during distance education
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Anxiety Disorders
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Students, Dental
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Coronavirus Infections
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Patient Health Questionnaire
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Physical Distancing
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COVID-19
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. oral sci
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of São Paulo/BR
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