Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en el sector norte de Quito

Abstract

Abstract: The general objective of this research is to determine the state of mental wellness in health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the northern sector of Quito. The importance of the study is due to the serious consequences that the pandemic has caused in this population. The methodology is based on a non-experimental, cross-sectional, exploratory, descriptive design, with a quantitative approach. The sample is 44 professionals. Six instruments are used: Sociodemographic ad-hoc questionnaire, Chronic Work Stress Inventory (MBI-HSS), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II) 7, Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3) and Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Regarding the results: 75% are women, 52.3% married, average age 38 years, 72.7% work shifts, 93.2% full time, an average of 10 hours a day. They totalize between medium and high level: emotional exhaustion, 63.6%; depersonalization, 47.7%; personal fulfillment, 56.8%. They add between severe and moderate level: anxiety 41%; depression, 25% and stress, 9%. Low to moderate psychological inflexibility; perception of loneliness between high and moderate. Sleep quality: ease of sleeping, 2.3%; and difficulty to sleep between high andmedium, 52.2%.