Diários da pandemia: a saúde mental de estudantes universitários em 2021

Throughout Covid-19 pandemic, besides physical health, our mental health was at risk as well. The main purpose of this research was to achieve an investigation about the mental health status of Pedagogy students in a Public Institute of Higher Education, in Fortaleza-Ceará, in 2021. Specifically, it aimed: describing the students’ mental health status; investigating the impact of a pandemic reality on their learning capacity and collecting suggestions to improve mental health. A qualitative investigation was carried out, with 51 subjects, based on diaries and mixed questionnaires. The collected data, after content analysis, revealed a status of mental suffering mainly composed by fear; grief; anxiety and learning capacity difficulties.Throughout Covid-19 pandemic, besides physical health, our mental health was at risk as well. The main purpose of this research was to achieve an investigation about the mental health status of Pedagogy students in a Public Institute of Higher Education, in Fortaleza-Ceará, in 2021. Specifically, it aimed: describing the students’ mental health status; investigating the impact of a pandemic reality on their learning capacity and collecting suggestions to improve mental health. A qualitative investigation was carried out, with 51 subjects, based on diaries and mixed questionnaires. The collected data, after content analysis, revealed a status of mental suffering mainly composed by: fear; grief; anxiety and learning capacity difficulties.Na pandemia da Covid-19, além da saúde física, nossa saúde mental também ficou em risco. Essa pesquisa objetivou, em geral, verificar o quadro de saúde mental dos alunos do curso de Pedagogia de uma Instituição Federal de Ensino Superior da Rede Pública, em Fortaleza-Ceará, em 2021. Especificamente, visou descrever o quadro de saúde mental discente; averiguar o impacto da realidade de uma pandemia na aprendizagem e coletar sugestões para promover saúde mental. Procedeu-se a uma investigação qualitativa, com 51 sujeitos, através de diários e questionários mistos. Os dados obtidos, após análise de conteúdo, revelaram um quadro de sofrimento mental composto principalmente por: medo; luto; ansiedade e prejuízo da capacidade de aprendizagem