Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on peruvian students at a school of stomatology: a retrospective study.

Antezana J.M.P.; Canales-Sermeño G.; Palomino C.A.J. · Avances en Odontoestomatologia (2025)

Resumen

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to restructure our way of life and this change in lifestyle affected people’s psychological state. Objective: determine the level of psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Peruvian students at a dentistry school. Materials and methods: It is a descriptive, retrospective and explanatory research, the sample consisted of 80 university students of health sciences from a public university. The instruments Self-Assessment Scale of Anxiety (EAA) and the Self-Assessment Scale of Depression (EAMD) were applied. Results: It was evident that 10% of students present moderate to intense anxiety and 1.3% present maximum anxiety; Regarding depression, 43% presented mild depression and 11.3% presented moderate to intense depression. The Mann Whitney U tests were applied and it was shown that there are no significant differences in the rates of depression and anxiety according to sex. When the Kruskal-Wallis test was applied, it was evident that there are no significant differences in anxiety and depression according to age range. Conclusions: It was concluded that in the study population the rates of anxiety and depression are at mild to moderate levels, although a percentage of students present moderate to intense anxiety and depression.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga; Universidad Tecnológica del Perú