Stress, depression and quality of live in beneficiaries of social programs
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https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v20i3.35133Keywords:
Stress, depression, quality of life, social vulnerabilityAbstract
Stress, in response to aversive situation, can be associated to poverty condition. Also depression, while a
disorder that affects the relationship of the individual with environment, often related to socioeconomic
difficulties. Both refer to a low quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of stress and
depression and the perception of quality of life in beneficiaries of social programs. Data were collected
with 1 98 participants, mostly women, and 58% had stress and 41% indicative of depression. The average
perception of quality of life ranged from 43.0 in the environment domain to 54.9 in the psychological, in
a scale from 0 to 1 00. The results indicate that the sample didn’t have more stress than the people in
general. However, this group showed indication of depression and perception of quality of life more
unfavorable. Stress, depression and quality of life were correlated.
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