Common mental disorders in nursing students of the professionalizing cycle

ABSTRACT Objectives: to verify the suspicion of common mental disorders in nursing students of the professionalizing cycle and the association with sociodemographic features. Method: cross-sectional study with a sample of 85 students from a public university in the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) who responded to the Self-Report Questionnaire-20 and sociodemographic questions. Results: the suspicion prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) in the sample was 55.3% and it was identified the association with the consumption of alcohol. Of the most frequent SRQ-20 complaints, 95.3% reported “feeling nervous, tense or worried”, 72.9% “having difficulty making decisions”, 60% “sleeping poorly” and 37.6% “having lost interest by things “. Conclusion: high prevalence of CMD in the sample and the association with the consumption of alcohol requires preventive and therapeutic actions among the students that minimize the possibility of severe mental disorders related to the consumption of alcohol and other drugs.

摘要 研究目的：验证职业培养周期内护理学生常见精神障碍（Common Mental Disorders，CMD）的疑似检出情况，及其与社会人口学特征的关联。研究方法：采用横断面研究设计，纳入巴西里约热内卢州某公立高校的85名护理学生作为研究对象，所有受试者填写了自我报告问卷-20（Self-Report Questionnaire-20，SRQ-20）及社会人口学问卷。研究结果：样本中常见精神障碍的疑似检出率为55.3%，且发现其与酒精摄入存在显著关联。在SRQ-20最常见的症状主诉中，95.3%的受试者报告“感到紧张、焦虑或担忧”，72.9%报告“难以做出决策”，60%报告“睡眠质量差”，37.6%报告“对事物丧失兴趣”。研究结论：本次样本中常见精神障碍的高检出率及其与酒精摄入的关联，提示需在护理学生群体中开展针对性的预防与干预措施，以降低因酒精及其他精神活性物质使用引发的严重精神障碍风险。