Publications by authors named "Bianca Gonzalez Martins"
Objective: to analyze the validity evidence of the BAT - General version in a sample of Brazilian nursing workers.
Method: a cross-sectional study design with non-probability sampling method was used among 3594 Brazilian nursing workers. The validity evidence was assessed by means of analysis based on the internal structure, on the relations to external variables, and on response process of the items.
Mental health indicators in pharmaceutical sciences students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn
March 2025
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic changed the daily lives of university students and affected their mental health. The aim of this study was to assess the feelings and perceptions regarding the pandemic and teaching, and to identify the mental health symptoms perceived by pharmaceutical sciences students at a Brazilian public university.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with data triangulation (mixed-methods approach), conducted online with semiannual data collection from May 2020 to May 2021.
Measuring concern about smile appearance among adults.
Eur J Orthod
December 2024
Background/objectives: To adapt and estimate the psychometric properties of Utrecht Questionnaire for esthetic outcome assessment in rhinoplasty (OAR) to assess concern about smile appearance and to estimate the influence of demographic characteristics on this concern in adults.
Material/methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study. Individuals aged between 18 and 40 years participated in the study.
Subjective wellbeing of preschool children.
Front Public Health
May 2023
Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the (AUQEI) in pre-school children and estimate the influence of demographic characteristics on their subjective wellbeing.
Methods: Construct validity was estimated using confirmatory analysis and the chi-square per degrees of freedom ratio (χ/df), Comparative Fit Index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI), and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA). Reliability was assessed by the ordinal alpha (α) and omega (ω) coefficients and the factorial invariance by the difference in CFI (ΔCFI).
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the mental health of Brazilian psychologists, prompting them to adapt their care practices while experiencing their own stress and symptoms.
- An observational study revealed that most respondents were self-employed women who reported deteriorating mental health, with over 70% experiencing changes since the pandemic began, and a notable portion having pre-existing mental health issues.
- Despite adapting to remote work and addressing population needs, a substantial number of psychologists neglected their own mental health, with high rates of anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms remaining consistent throughout different phases of the pandemic.
Objectives: To identify the strategies used by Brazilian adults for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and to verify the effect of these strategies on subjective distress.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study with online data collection in May/June 2020, November/December 2020, and May/June 2021. The BriefCOPE Inventory and the Impact of Event Scale (IES-R) were used.
Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Health Professionals in the COVID-19 Context.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
April 2022
Unlabelled: To assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms in health professionals in the COVID-19 pandemic context.
Method: Cross-sectional study with non-probabilistic (snow-ball) sampling method. The assessment was performed using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the prevalence of symptoms severity was calculated by point and 95% confidence interval.
Objective: To identify people with history of mental health disorders before the COVID-19 pandemic in the Brazilian population and estimate the prevalence of mood swings and the subjective distress of the pandemic among individuals with or without mental health disorders.
Methods: Through an online survey, participants were asked about presence or absence of mental health disorders. In addition, they answered the Brunel Mood Scale and the Impact of Event Scale.
Introduction: The coronavirus disease of 2019 pandemic has changed university routines affecting student mental health. The aims of this study were to survey aspects related to mental health of pharmaceutical course students considering previous and current contexts.
Methods: The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Impact of Event Scale-Revised, and Brunel Mood Scale were used.
Background: Studies of previous pandemics indicate that healthcare workers have a high risk of developing symptoms related to mental health, especially depression, anxiety, and stress.
Objective: To identify mental disorder symptoms among Brazilian healthcare workers during the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic and compare findings in different work categories.
Methods: This was an online cross-sectional study.
Background: Isolation measures used to contain epidemics generate social interaction restrictions and impose changes in routines of the public that increase negative psychological outcomes. Anxiety and depression are the most common symptoms.
Objective: To evaluate the mental health of the Brazilian population during the SARs-CoV-2 pandemic and its relationship with demographic and health characteristics.
Purpose: To assess the psychometric characteristics of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-18 (TFEQ-18) and to estimate the prevalence of cognitive restraint (CRes), uncontrolled eating (UE), and emotional eating (EE) among Brazilian undergraduate students.
Methods: A total of 775 students completed TFEQ-18 (62.1% females; total mean age = 20.