Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en Ecuador Azuay Paute y Guachapala

Abstract

Abstract: Mental health is considered as emotional, psychological and social well-being, where personal, organizational and sociocultural factors intervene; In addition to this, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused negative consequences for health personnel such as pressure when exposed to the high risk of contagion, work overload, frustration, physical and mental exhaustion, and isolation. The objective of this research is to determine the state of mental health of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Paute and Guachapala Cantons during the year 2021. This research is carried out with non-probabilistic sampling, 37 professionals were surveyed between men and women; the evaluation instruments used were, ad hoc sociodemographic questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II), Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3), Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The results obtained concluded that the professionals suffer from a mild level of anxiety, depression and stress; while inthe quality of sleep, all the staff have difficulty falling asleep; instead, an average level is shown with respect to Burnout.