@article{article,
  author = {DIAS TB and COSTA RFD},
  title = {PERFIL SOCIODEMOGR{\'A}FICO E PREVAL{\^E}NCIA DE ANSIEDADE E DEPRESS{\~A}O EM PESSOAS COM HANSEN{\'I}ASE},
  abstract = {<jats:p>A hansen{\'\i}ase {\'e} uma doen{\c c}a infectocontagiosa cr{\^o}nica, transmitida pelo Mycobacterium leprae, parasita intracelular que acomete c{\'e}lulas cut{\^a}neas e c{\'e}lulas nervosas perif{\'e}ricas. A enfermidade tem cura, por{\'e}m se tratada tardiamente pode evoluir para deformidades f{\'\i}sicas permanentes, repercutindo nos aspectos f{\'\i}sicos, psicol{\'o}gicos, econ{\^o}micos e sociais da vida do indiv{\'\i}duo. Al{\'e}m disso, o estigma se constitui como fator desencadeante para o surgimento de transtornos mentais, como ansiedade e depress{\~a}o. Diante disso, o presente estudo teve por objetivo investigar a preval{\^e}ncia dos indicadores de ansiedade e depress{\~a}o em pessoas com hansen{\'\i}ase atendidas pela rede p{\'u}blica de sa{\'u}de de um munic{\'\i}pio do noroeste paulista, bem como caracterizar a popula{\c c}{\~a}o pesquisada em suas condi{\c c}{\~o}es sociodemogr{\'a}ficas. Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo e descritivo, realizado com 21 indiv{\'\i}duos que est{\~a}o ou que estiveram em tratamento contra a hansen{\'\i}ase num per{\'\i}odo de dois anos. Foram utilizados Invent{\'a}rios Beck de Depress{\~a}o (BDI) a fim de avaliar graus de depress{\~a}o, Invent{\'a}rios Beck de Ansiedade (BAI) para verificar sintomas ansiosos e Question{\'a}rios Sociodemogr{\'a}ficos para levantar as caracter{\'\i}sticas dos entrevistados. Os resultados revelaram que 43\% dos participantes manifestaram n{\'\i}veis leves nos protocolos BAI, enquanto nos protocolos BDI foram demonstrados n{\'\i}veis m{\'\i}nimos por 48\%. Quanto ao perfil sociodemogr{\'a}fico, observou-se que a maior parte dos pesquisados s{\~a}o homens (71\%), com 60 anos ou mais (52\%), casados (71\%), brancos (71\%), cat{\'o}licos (57\%), com ensino fundamental incompleto (48\%), assalariados (43\%), com renda familiar entre 1 e 3 sal{\'a}rios m{\'\i}nimos (71\%).~ Logo, concluiu-se que os participantes, em sua maioria, apresentaram n{\'\i}veis leves para ansiedade e m{\'\i}nimos para depress{\~a}o.\&$\#$x0D;
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SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE AND THE PREVALENCE OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN PEOPLE WITH HANSEN{\textquoteright}S DISEASE\&$\#$x0D;
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ABSTRACT\&$\#$x0D;
Hansen{\textquoteright}s disease is a chronic infectious and contagious disease, transmitted by Mycobacterium leprae, an intracellular parasite that attacks the skin and peripheral nerve cells. Such disease is curable, however, when belatedly treated it may evolve to permanent physical deformities, affecting the physical, psychological, economic, and social factors of the subject{\textquoteright}s life. Moreover, a stigma is constituted as a triggering factor for mental disorders occurrences, such as anxiety and depression. Accordingly, the present paper aims at investigating the prevalence of anxiety and depression markers in people with Hansen{\textquoteright}s disease assisted by the public unit care in a municipality in northwest of S{\~a}o Paulo State, as well as describing the researched population in their socio-demographic conditions. It is a quantitative descriptive study, which was undertaken with 21 subjects who are/were under treatment for Hansen{\textquoteright}s disease for a period of two years. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used in order to evaluate the depression levels, Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was used to verify anxiety symptoms and a Socio-demographic Questionnaire for collecting data about the characteristics of the interviewees.~ The results revealed that 43\% of the participants presented mild levels for BAI protocols, whereas for BDI mild levels were found for 48\% of them. Regarding socio-demographic profile, it was observed that most of the researched subjects were male (71\%), 60-year-old or more (52\%), married (71\%), white (71\%), catholic (57\%), incomplete elementary school (48\%), employed (43\%), monthly family income between 1 and 3 minimum wages (71\%). Thus, we conclude that the participants, in their majority, present mild levels of anxiety and depression.\&$\#$x0D;
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Descriptors: Hansen{\textquoteright}s disease. Anxiety. Depression.</jats:p>},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {UNIFUNEC CI{\^E}NCIAS DA SA{\'U}DE E BIOL{\'O}GICAS},
  volume = {4},
  pages = {1-16},
  publisher = {Fundacao Municipal de Educacao e Cultura de Santa Fe do Sul},
  issn = {2596-2167},
  url = {https://seer.unifunec.edu.br/index.php/rfce/article/view/4219/4081},
  doi = {10.24980/ucsb.v4i7.4219},
  language = {eng},
}