Abstract
Background: In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, most countries have taken important measures to control the spread of the virus, such as population confinement and the closure of universities. Objective: The main objective of this study is to evaluate how the situation resulting from COVID-19 has affected the mental health of a group of health sciences students. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, observational study with a sample of 160 people, conducted through an online survey of final-year students of dentistry, nursing and medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona. Results: A total of 82.4% of students reported having suffered stress, anxiety and distress due to the pandemic situation, and 83.10% of participants are worried about not knowing when the academic year will restart. Conclusions: Confinement has negatively affected the mental health of students.
Highlights
The objective of this article is to evaluate how COVID-19 has affected the mental health of a group of health sciences students at the University of Barcelona
The final year students of dentistry, medicine and nursing from at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Bellvitge Campus) who wished to participate in the study were selected
The initial population consisted of 90 dental students, 80 medical students and 90 nursing students, a total of 260 final year students from the Bellvitge University campus
Summary
The main objective of this study is to evaluate how the situation resulting from COVID-19 has affected the mental health of a group of health sciences students. The objective of this article is to evaluate how COVID-19 has affected the mental health of a group of health sciences students at the University of Barcelona
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