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Introduction: The academic environment is marked by numerous factors that generate emotional desordeiras, this reality may have been aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Objective: To verify the prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety among physiotherapy students from a Public Institution in Goiás during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the factors associated with these symptoms. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study, carried out with students of the Physiotherapy course at a public university in Goiás. A sociodemographic questionnaire was used to assess life and health habits and sociodemographic profile, to assess symptoms of depression and anxiety, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were used. Results: 120 questionnaires were analyzed. The median age was 23 years (21.0-23.5) with a predominance of females (85%). The prevalence of moderate to severe symptoms for anxiety and depression was 57.5% and 38.3% respectively. They were associated with emotional symptoms: illness report, medication use, self-report of anxiety and depression, low income, family support, reduced leisure time and physical exercise (p<0.05). Conclusion: A high prevalence of depression and anxiety was found in physical therapy students, the factors associated with anxiety and depression were female sex, having disease, use of anxiolytics and antidepressants and insufficient leisure time. There was an association with anxiety, the use of medication and low income, and with depression not practicing physical activity and family support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The family is one of the institutions that interfere with well-being throughout development and may impact on quality of life. In the context of epilepsy, psychosocial aspects cushion or increase as implications of the disease. The aim of this research was to evaluate the relationship between the quality of family relationships, depression and anxiety symptoms and the effects on quality of life in people with epilepsy. The participants were 63 people, mostly 65.6% women diagnosed with epilepsy. Patients answered the Family Climate Inventory (ICF), the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventory and the Epilepsy Quality of Life Inventory (QOLIE-31). This study has a cross-sectional and empirical cohort design. Significant correlations were found between family variables - cohesion, support and family conflict - and mood with the variables of quality of life, such as emotional well-being, energy/fatigue and overall quality of life. The results also show that individuals with. The results also demonstrate that individuals with high cohesion and high conflict have, respectively, a less and higher likely to present depressive symptoms. In addition, the linear regression model with the Beck Inventory of Depression and Positive Family Climate (support and family cohesion) explains (R = .28) quality of life. The results indicate the importance of family support and cohesion for the improvement of quality of life and the relationship between family conflict and the highest rates of anxiety and depression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]