Depression among nursing students associated to their self-esteem, health perception and interest in mental health

Abstract

Furegato ARF, Santos JLF, Silva EC. Depression among nursing students associated to their self-esteem, health perception and interest in mental health. Rev Latino-am Enfermagem 2008 março-abril; 16(2):198-204. This study aimed to identify the presence of depression among nursing students in relation to

The relationship between health-related quality of life and prevalence of depressive symptoms among undergraduate nursing students in Turkey

“…Students who perceived they having poor physical and mental health were 0.4 times and 27 times more likely to report depression than those with good self-perceived physical and mental health [15]. In another study, in Furegato et al's study in Brazil, reported that a positive correlation was observed between the students' self-evaluation of their physical and mental health and the presence of depression [17].…”

“…In the prevalence of depression in our study was less than in other studies, and as Basu et al reported that depression were found in 33.3% of India nursing students and Cheung et al reported depression were found in 35.8% of Hong Kong baccalaureate nursing students [14,15]. However, some other studies have reported a lower prevalence such as the studies done at Deveci et al and Dinc Hur et al reported depression were found in 18.3% and 25.0% respectively of Turkey undergraduate nursing students and Furegato et al reported depression were found in 19.0% of Brazil bachelor's degree nursing students [9,16,17]. These differences originated from differences in the region, population, measurement tools, methods and appraisal standards.…”

Propriedades Psicométricas do Inventário de Depressão de Beck-II (BDI-II) em Uma Amostra Universitária

“…Ao apresentar resultados de prevalência de sintomas depressivos em universitários, observa-se que eles estão de acordo com dados da literatura atual em que apresentam prevalência de 8,7% a 45,5% nos estudos em que utilizaram o BDI-I, BDI-II, versão modificada ou não-especificada (Cvitanovic et al, 2007;Mehanna & Richa, 2006;Kaya, Genç, Kaya & Pehlivan, 2007;Hirata et al, 2007;Steptoe, Tsuda, Tanaka & Wardle, 2007;Mikolajczyk et al, 2008;Furegato, Santos & Silva, 2008). Atenta-se que alguns desses estudos incluíram intensidade leve na pontuação para sintomas depressivos, fazendo com que a prevalência seja alta.…”

“…Dentre os vários testes psicológicos existentes internacionalmente para avaliar alterações no humor e sintomatologia depressiva, o Inventário de Depressão de Beck (BDI) é um dos mais utilizados em pesquisa e clínica (Cvitanovic et al, 2007;Furegato, Santos & Silva, 2008;Steptoe, Tsuda, Tanaka & Wardle, 2007). Cada um de seus 21 itens permite diferentes alternativas de respostas que correspondem a níveis crescentes de gravidade da sintomatologia depressiva, com escore de zero a três.…”

Antidepressants: knowledge and use among nursing students

“…Recent studies show there is a high incidence of depression (17) and consumption of psychotropic medication among nursing students (18) . This study corroborates these data and also shows that there is a lack of knowledge concerning how these medications act among students who use them.…”