Open AccessAssessment of symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in academics from higher education institutions under conditions of social distance
Author(s) -
Julia Lazarin de Oliveira,
Danielle Cristhine Brígido,
Ricardo Paulino dos Santos,
Cláudia Daiana Borges,
Caio César Sestile,
Priscila B. Rosa,
Adrielli Tenfen,
Vivian B. Neis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research, society and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-3409
DOI - 10.33448/rsd-v10i16.24068
Subject(s) - anxiety , depression (economics) , mood , clinical psychology , social isolation , socioeconomic status , dass , covid-19 , mood disorders , psychiatry , psychology , mental health , pandemic , population , isolation (microbiology) , medicine , disease , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Mood disorders are among the most prevalent health problems affecting the young adult population, especially academics of higher education. This scenario may be even more evident with the social isolation related to COVID-19. The aim of this study was to investigate symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety in academics from private institutions of higher education, under social isolation. The study was performed using questionnaires to obtain socioeconomic data and the Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale (DASS-21), using an online platform. The results demonstrated that most participants had symptoms of stress, anxiety or depression. People with mood disorders had severe scores on the DASS-21. In addition, there was a higher prevalence of severe and extremely severe symptoms in females when compared to males. Finally, there was a negative correlation with age, demonstrating that, as younger, higher the score. The participants had significant scores of mood disorders probably because the majority work and study. In addition, they probably increase the susceptibility to these conditions with COVID-19 pandemic. The predominant age corresponds to the so-called emerging adult phase and the majority of women is probably related to the fact that most health sciences courses participated in the research and had predominantly women.