Psychological disorders in medicine students during the active investigation of COVID-19

RESUMEN Introduccion: La COVID-19 ha traido consigo disimiles cambios y consecuencias en la sociedad El personal de la salud ha sido uno de los mas afectados en el ambito psicologico, a causa del incremento de los estresores Objetivo: Determinar manifestaciones psicologicas en estudiantes de medicina durante la pesquisa activa de la COVID-19 Metodos: Se realizo una investigacion cuantitativa, observacional, descriptiva y transversal de 59 estudiantes de medicina, pertenecientes a la Sede Municipal de Ciencias Medicas del municipio de Gibara, provincia de Holguin, quienes realizaban la pesquisa activa de la COVID-19, en mayo del 2020 Resultados: La vulnerabilidad al estres como sintoma no estuvo presente en 83,0 % de los estudiantes La ansiedad probable y establecida se hallo en 28,8 y 18,6 %, respectivamente La depresion ausente o minima predomino en 56 estudiantes (86,4 %) y solo 1 presento idea suicida;100 % tenia un nivel de funcionamiento neurotico y 54,2 % mostro afrontamiento enfocado a la emocion Conclusiones: La mayoria de los estudiantes de medicina no presentaron alteraciones psicologicas ni idea suicida El afrontamiento centrado en la emocion predominante junto al funcionamiento neurotico favorecieron la salud mental ABSTRACT Introduction: COVID-19 has brought dissimilar changes and consequences in society The health staff has been one of the most affected in the psychological environment, because of the increment of stress Objective: To determine psychological manifestations in medicine students during the active investigation of COVID-19 Methods: A quantitative, observational, descriptive and cross-sectional investigation of 59 medicine students was carried out, they belonged to the Medical Sciences Municipal Head Office in Gibara, Holguin who carried out the active investigation of COVID-19, in May, 2020 Results: The vulnerability to stress as symptom was not present in 83 0 % of the students The probable and established anxiety was in 28 8 % and 18 6 %, respectively The absent or minimum depression prevailed in 56 students (86 4 %) and just 1 presented suicidal idea;100 % had a level of neurotic performance and 54 2 % showed confrontation focused to the emotion Conclusions: Most of the medicine students didn't present psychological disorders neither idea to commit suicide The confrontation centered in the predominant emotion along with the neurotic performance favored the mental health