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Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar
ISSN 1561-3046
CORRALES-REYES, Ibraín Enrique; VILLEGAS-MAESTRE, José Daniel; CARRANZA-ESTEBAN, Renzo Felipe MAMANI-BENITO, Oscar Javier. Depression, anxiety and stress in Cuban dental students during the COVID-19 resurgence. []. , 51, 1 01--2022. ISSN 1561-3046.
Introduction:
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the mental health of students and is necessary to evaluate these psychological manifestations.
Objective:
To identify the levels of depression, anxiety and stress in Cuban Stomatology students during the outbreak of COVID-19.
Methods:
Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress scale, validated for the undergraduate of Dentistry in Cuba was used. The scale was available in a Google form. Facebook, Telegram and WhatsApp social networks were used to invite the students. Depression, anxiety and stress were categorized according to cut-off points and descriptive statistics were obtained.
Results:
Of the 329 surveyed from 16 universities, 74,16 % suffered from depression, anxiety 63,22 % and stress 68,69 %. In general, 55,62 % suffered from depression, anxiety and stress.
Conclusions:
Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress were identified, being the severe categories the most prevalent in the students of Dentistry.
: depression; anxiety; stress; dental students; COVID-19.
