Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 de la parroquia los Encuentros

Abstract

Abstract: The research work was based on the analysis of the mental health status of health professionals during the pandemic in the Los Encuentros parish located in the Yantzaza Canton of the province of Zamora Chinchipe, definitions, basic concepts and applied themethodology necessary to comply with the proposed objectives. Several quantifiable instruments were applied in which specific questions were developed to determine sociodemographic factors, chronic work stress, depression, anxiety and stress, acceptance and action, loneliness and the sleep quality index. It was sent to 40 parish health workers, involving nursing staff, general practitioners, internists and specialists. The information was analyzed using the SPSS program, the results showed an equal incidence in the factors of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal fulfillment with a percentage of 71.1%, which means that Burnout syndrome in health professionals is not so pronounced, however, is a subject under constant investigation and should continue to be analyzed in further investigations.