Prevalência de estresse, ansiedade e depressão em estudantes do ensino médio de uma escola estadual no interior do RS.

Abstract

Mental disorders affect a large part of the population, affecting about 15% of children and adolescents, interfering with the quality of life, preventing the accomplishment of daily tasks and can trigger countless diseases. Students are exposed to numerous stress situations that can cause frustrations and increase cortisol levels, directly impacting their school performance. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of stress, anxiety and depression in the 1st and 3rd years of high school at João Habekost State School in the interior of Rio Pardo-RS. A cross-sectional study was conducted with students from the 1st and 3rd grades of João Habekost High School, through the Stress, Anxiety and Depression Scale (DASS), which was applied collectively in the classes after the teachers' prior permission. Salivary cortisol was also dosed, which was self-collected by the students and analyzed by the electrochemiluminescence method. The results were related to the stress levels found in the DASS scale. The sample was characterized by 98.2% single, with an average age of 16 years and the male prevailed with 53.6%. Most respondents reported being healthy, undergoing preventive checkups and consulting with the dentist regularly. Regarding education, 62.5% corresponded to the 1st year. It was concluded that the prevalence of stress, anxiety and depression was in the 3rd year, with mild to extremely severe severity. There was no significant difference in salivary cortisol.