Mental health of Brazilian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2022
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We aimed to assess the factors associated with frequent sadness and nervousness in Brazilian adolescents, during
the Covid-19 pandemic, in 9470 adolescents (aged 12–17 years), interviewed from June 27 to September 17,
2020. Prevalences and prevalence ratios were estimated according to socio-demographic variables and factors
related to family, school, friends, and health. Brazilian adolescents often felt sad (32.4%) and nervous (48.7%).
Higher prevalences of these feelings were related to: being female; aged 15–17 year; from families with financial
difficulties; having learned little or nothing with remote education; missing friends; having few friends; family
disagreements; having regular/bad health before the pandemic; and worsened health and sleep during the
pandemic. Higher prevalence of nervousness was also found in adolescents who worked before the pandemic and
those who reported lack of concentration and not knowing if they had COVID-19. Sadness and nervousness in
Brazilian adolescents is high and the need for action by the government, schools, health services, and parents to
mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the physical and mental health of adolescents. Special attention must be
paid to adolescents with previous health problems and those belonging to the most socially vulnerable population.
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Coronavirus infections, Health surveys
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BARROS, M. B. de A. et al. Mental health of Brazilian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatry Research Communications, v. 2, n. 1, mar. 2022. Disponível em: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772598721000155>. Acesso em: 11 out. 2022.