Experiencias de vida y niveles depresión durante la pandemia en residentes de posgrado de la facultad de odontología de la Universidad Santo Tomás Bucaramanga

Abstract

Introduction: Depression is a disease that is caused by the interaction of several social, psychological, economic, labor, and academic factors that may be related to situations experienced by residents of the postgraduate dentistry, during the period of confinement due to the COVID virus. -19. Objective: To analyze the impact of the pandemic on the life experiences of the students of the different postgraduate courses of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Santo Tomás de Bucaramanga University and its relationship with the levels of depression evidenced in times of pandemic. Methods: In this mixed qualitative study with a phenomenological approach and a quantitative observational analytical cross-sectional study, 108 residents of the different postgraduate courses of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Universidad Santo Tomás de Bucaramanga participated, where the Self-Applied Scale was implemented. of Zung (SDS) that classifies the level of depression, followed by conducting interviews to assess life experiences. It was classified as a study of minimal risk according to Resolution 8430 of 1993. Results: 65% of the sample corresponded to the female gender, 35% to the male gender, 38% of the women presented moderate depression and 48% of the participants presented COVID-19, only one male participant was categorized in severe depression. During confinement, the residents' lifestyles showed changes, generating episodes of anxiety and depression that led them to experience moments of sadness and uncertainty. Conclusions: In the first year of residence there was a higher rate of mild and moderate depression in residents, the family was an essential factor to cope with the experiences lived in the pandemic.