Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en el sector Valle de los Chillos de la ciudad Quito

Abstract

Abstract: Research work of Psychology, within the areas of knowledge of social and behavioral sciences, whose objective is to determine the state of mental health of health workers in face-to-face, home or virtual care, during the COVID 19 pandemic in the health sector. Valle de los Chillos in the city of Quito during the year 2021. The research has a quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional approach and an exploratory-descriptive design. A non-probabilistic sample was selected with a convenience sampling method of 44 health workers. The instruments used were the sociodemographic AD HOC questionnaire, chronic work stress inventory (MBI-HSS), depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS -21), acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ -II) 7, loneliness scale ( UCLA-3) and Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The main results are: similar percentages of men (52.2%) and women (45.5%) health professionals, with a mean age of 31 years, were on the front line during the health emergency, in full-time hours, which caused , significant alterations in their mental health.