Na depressão e na ansiedade, existe o interesse em viagens de turismo?

Abstract

Depression and anxiety have become a major burden of incapacity for work, in which a third of the costs arise directly from treatment plus indirect costs associated with damage to productividy and income due to desability or death. It is suggested that these injuries are so debilitating for the sick patient to the point of contributing to their suicide. Still the idea is supported that those who participate in social and leisure activities have a better heath-related quality of life. Seeking to contribute in this aspect, this study aims to assess whether anxiety and depression interfere in the practice of tourism. For this purpouse, a survey was carried out in Brazil and in other countries in South and Central America, using the snowboll technique, derived from the researcher’s online network of contacts. The sample included the participation of 340 individuals who answered the online questionnaire. The results indicated that despite the pandemic period. Thus the relationship beetwen anxiety and interest in tourism during this and the relationship between depression and interest in tourism after the pandemic is also evidenced.