Avaliação do estigma face ao transtorno mental em estudantes iniciantes e concludentes de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Abstract

Objectives: Assess stigma in the freshmen students and UFS Nursing graduates in relation to gender, contact with mental disorders (MD) patients and who was the contact. Methods: Cross-sectional study with application of sociodemographic questionnaire and the AQ-27 to evaluate the stigma against these disorders in 105 students. Differences were considered significant with p values <0.05. Results: AQ-27 dimensions compared between groups showed higher mean "segregation" (p = 0.03) among freshmen and graduates with statistical significance. Female gender was associated with higher mean "help" (p = 0.006), "worth" (p = 0.001), "fear" (p = 0.03), "dangerousness" (p = 0.04) and "irritation" (p = 0.01), and the male" avoidance "(p = 0.03) with statistical significance. The average "worth" (p = 0.008) and "help" (p = 0.01) were higher in those who had contact with MD with statistical significance. In relation to the characterization of "who" was contact, there was no difference between groups with statistical significance. Conclusion: The possibility of knowledge about mental disorders female gender and increased contact with TM patients were associated with less stigma load face to mental disorders, in line with the literature and highlighting the importance of mental health disciplines in graduation.