Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MIRANA MOURA LICETTI

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : MIRANA MOURA LICETTI
DATE: 18/12/2023
TIME: 08:30
LOCAL: Sala Virtual - meet.google.com/ozb-fmsp-cqz
TITLE:

SELF-MEDICATION IN BRAZILIAN POSTGRADUATES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

KEY WORDS:

Self-medication. Mental Health. Psychotropic drugs. Pandemics. Covid-19. Postgraduate Education.

PAGES: 107
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Enfermagem
SUMMARY:

Introduction: The pandemic has had numerous impacts, including mental illness and self-medication. As a result of the challenging environment in which postgraduate students find themselves, they are more susceptible to mental suffering and the use of over-the-counter medication. Objective: To identify the factors associated with self-medication among Brazilian postgraduate students in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional, analytical and observational study, in which an electronic questionnaire was applied with data on self-medication with medicines in general, with the use of psychotropic drugs and to protect oneself from Covid-19, through the Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) platform. The collection period was from May to July 2022. Eligibility criteria were: postgraduate students aged 18 or over, of both sexes, living in Brazil, with an internet connection. The data was analysed using binary logistic regression, with a significance level of α=0.05. The study was approved by the research ethics committee under protocol no. 5.384.965 and CAAE: 56048822.9.0000.5393. Results: 5334 postgraduate students took part in the survey, of whom 1731 (32.7%) reported self-medicating with medicines in general. Among the factors associated with self-medication with medicines in general, the following were identified: being female, having a family member diagnosed with a mental disorder, using psychotropic drugs and stimulants during the pandemic, smoking before the pandemic, and having a positive Common Mental Disorder (CMD). With regard to self-medication with psychotropic drugs, of the 1802 postgraduate students who reported using psychotropic drugs, 151 (8.4%) claimed to practice self-medication. The following were identified as risk factors for this practice: psychological counselling during the pandemic, use of the SUS, use of continuous medication, use of psychotropic drugs before and during the pandemic, use of sedatives, antidepressants and stimulants during the pandemic and positive CMT. Finally, of the 5334 postgraduate students, 449 (8.4%) reported self-medicating to protect themselves from Covid-19. And as a risk factor associated with this practice, the following were identified: having a Catholic religion or being of other religions, the use of over-the-counter medication, if someone living with them tested positive for Covid-19 and if they had health insurance. Conclusions: The results show the impact of the pandemic on the lives and mental health of postgraduate students. Further discussions on the subject are needed, as well as health promotion and disease prevention actions for this population. 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo(a) à Instituição - MARINA ALEIXO DINIZ REZENDE
Externo(a) à Instituição - NAYARA PAULA FERNANDES MARTINS MOLINA - USP
Presidente - 2582344 - THAIS HONORIO LINS BERNARDO
Interno(a) - 1697820 - VERONICA DE MEDEIROS ALVES