Isolamento social e solidão em estudantes de enfermagem no contexto da pandemia COVID-19 [Social isolation and loneliness in nursing students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic] [Aislamiento social y soledad entre estudiantes de enfermería en el contexto de la pandemia COVID-19]

Abstract

Objetivo: identificar a ocorrência de isolamento social e solidão e sua relação com fatores sociodemográficos e de saúde em graduandos de enfermagem no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19. Método: estudo transversal, descritivo e correlacional, desenvolvido com 147 estudantes de enfermagem que responderam um formulário eletrônico, contendo Questionário de caracterização, Escala de Solidão da Universidade de Califórnia e Escala de Depressão, Ansiedade e Estresse. Resultados: evidenciou-se a ocorrência de isolamento social percebido em 42,2% dos estudantes, e que, 8,8% dos estudantes apresentaram isolamento social conforme indicador rede de discussão, e 6,8% de acordo com o indicador de apoio social. Observou-se a solidão em 49,7% dos estudantes. Ambos foram associados com depressão, ansiedade e estresse, além de outras variáveis. Conclusão: identificou-se isolamento social e solidão e a relação destes com outras variáveis durante a pandemia de COVID-19, demandando intervenções por parte das instituições de ensino e dos formuladores de políticas de saúde.ABSTRACTObjective: to identify the occurrence of social isolation and loneliness and their relationship with sociodemographic and health factors in nursing undergraduates in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: in this cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study, 147 nursing students answered an electronic form comprising a characterization questionnaire, the University of California Loneliness Scale and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. Results: perceived social isolation was found to occur in 42.2% of the students, and 8.8% experienced social isolation according to the discussion network indicator, and 6.8%, according to the social support indicator. Loneliness was observed in 49.7% of students. Both were associated with depression, anxiety and stress, and other variables. Conclusion: this study found isolation and loneliness and their relationship with other variables during the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring interventions by educational institutions and health policymakers.RESUMENObjetivo: identificar cómo ocurre el aislamiento social y la soledad y su relación con factores sociodemográficos y de salud en estudiantes de enfermería en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19. Método: estudio transversal, descriptivo y correlacional, desarrollado junto a 147 estudiantes de enfermería que respondieron un formulario electrónico, que contenía un cuestionario de caracterización, la Escala de Soledad de la Universidad de California y la Escala de Depresión, Ansiedad y Estrés. Resultados: resaltó la incidencia de aislamiento social percibido en el 42,2% de los estudiantes, y que el 8,8% de los estudiantes presentó aislamiento social según el indicador de red de discusión, y el 6,8% según el indicador de apoyo social. La soledad se verificó en el 49,7% de los estudiantes. Ambos fueron asociados con depresión, ansiedad y estrés, además de otras variables. Conclusión: se identificaron el aislamiento social y la soledad y su relación con otras variables durante la pandemia de COVID-19, requiriendo intervenciones por parte de las instituciones de enseñanza y de los formuladores de políticas de salud.

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