Autoestima dos estudantes de enfermagem diante do contexto pandêmico da Covid-19.

Abstract

Remote education has become the main way of teaching at educational institutions in the face of the pandemic, being characterized as a temporary change. This new type of teaching brought significant changes that had a direct impact on students' self-esteem and consequently on their academic performance. Objective: to evaluate the self-esteem of nursing students in a pandemic context. Methodology: This is a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach. Data collection and analysis was based on the Rosenberg Self-Esteem self-esteem scale. The research was carried out in the municipality of Cuité, on the campus of the Federal University of Campina Grande, the Center for Education and Health (CES), with students of the Nursing Course. Results: Among the interviewees, 60.7% presented values that indicate a generally decreased self-esteem. The figures indicate that the absolute majority has a low self-esteem, resulting from the period experienced in the pandemic, with a score between 7 and 12, which represents 89.7% of the interviewees. This shows that the emotional distress experienced by students during this time is notorious. The results of the data obtained suggest that the routine, both of personal life and studies changed during the pandemic, which led to a decrease in self-esteem. Conclusion: Low self-esteem is present among students, as shown by the results obtained through this research, which may suggest that this decreased self-esteem is due to the period experienced by the pandemic. It is necessary that the educational institutions take action into further investigation so that they can develop interventions and are able to create programs focused on improving the mental health of students.