Mapeamento de ansiedade, depressão e qualidade de vida dos estudantes dos campi Formoso do Araguaia, Lagoa da Confusão e Pedro Afonso do Instituto Federal do Tocantins - IFTO

Abstract

The present study aims to describe anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among high school/technical students from three IFTO campuses (Formoso do Araguaia, Lagoa da Confusão, and Pedro Afonso), including comparisons by sex and by campus, based on the HADS and KIDSCREEN-27 instruments. This cross-sectional, field-based study with collective and selfadministered application, conducted with 111 students. The HADS-A and HADS-D subscales and the normalized KIDSCREEN-27 scores (0–100; higher scores = better outcomes) were used, with descriptive analyses for the total sample and strata. The findings showed that, for HADS-A, 33.33% were classified as Normal, 23.42% Mild, 38.74% Moderate, and 4.50% Severe; for HADS-D, 36.04% were Normal, 37.84% Mild, 26.13% Moderate, and 0.00% Severe. Severe anxiety was observed only among females (8.62%). Regarding the KIDSCREEN-27, the highest domain scores were found in Social Support & Peers (69.64%), and the lowest in Autonomy & Parents (63.04%); the overall HRQoL indicator was higher in Formoso do Araguaia (69.58%) compared with Lagoa da Confusão (64.37%) and Pedro Afonso (63.52%). In conclusion, the results indicate a gradient of severity, sex-based differences, and variation across campuses, with directional coherence between lower symptom levels and higher HRQoL scores. These findings support the implementation of periodic screening and climate/belonging interventions articulated with the local health network.