Indicators of stress, depression and quality of life in people with disabilities without work relationship

Abstract

The Quota Law increased the insertion of people with disabilities (PWD) in the labor market, however, there are many challenges to guarantee the rights of this population. Training and referrals to work are carried out by rehabilitation and social assistance institutions so that the PWD who receive the Continuous Delivery Benefit (CDB) will be included in the work. However, there is a lack of initiative by some PWD and their families, due to misinformation or fear of the loss of CDB. Objectives: to investigate, stress, depression, quality of life and interest in formal work in PWD who are not employed and receive the CDB. Participants: 16 adult beneficiaries. Procedures: individual application of Lipp's Stress Symptoms Inventory for Adults, Baptist Depression Scale, Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-bref) and sociodemographic questionnaire. Results: 75% of the sample presented stress; 37.5% symptomatology for mild or moderate depression; Visual PWD with the worst quality of life indexes for the physical, environment and social relations domains and intellectual PWD with bad indexes in the psychological and social relations domains. Conclusion: stress, depression and quality of life did not represent a limitation for work interest, however, some family members fear the loss of CDB when the issue and insertion in the labor market, as CDB is often the only income received. There is a need for intervention with the PWD and families, with public policies seeking to improve the conditions indicated, through information and encouragement to work.