Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de Covid 19 en la ciudad de Cuenca provincia del Azuay

Abstract

Abstract: Covid 19 affected the physical and mental health of healthcare workers, to study variables such as: psychological inflexibility, Burnout, sleep quality, loneliness, social support and perception of mental health to investigate the consequences caused in psychological health during the pandemic. The present research aims to determine the state of mental health of health workers during the pandemic of COVID 19 in the city of Cuenca during the year 2021, a quantitative, cross-sectional, exploratory, non-experimental, descriptive methodology was used to interpret and analyze mental health, through an online survey of 40 health workers, 85% women. The instruments used were: Ad-Hoc, (MBI), DASS-21, AAQ-7, UCLA-3 and Pittsburg, the data indicate that 62.5% presented low emotional exhaustion, 67.5% low depersonalization and 65.0% low personal fulfillment, no symptoms of burnout, 95% mild levels of stress, anxiety, depression and 60% low difficulty sleeping. In general, health professionals show a good state of mentalhealth and a minimal group requires therapeutic intervention to improve personal fulfillment.