Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en el sector centro-sur de la ciudad de Loja durante el año 2021

Abstract

Abstract: The COVID-19 disease pandemic has caused not only the collapse of the health system and the death of thousands of people, but it has also affected the health of health personnel. In this context, the objective of this research was to determine the state of mental health of health workers during the COVID 19 pandemic in the south-central sector of the city of Loja during the year 2021. For this, an online survey was 46 health professionals from the city of Loja, of which 71.7% are women, with an average age of 32 years in the total sample. The MBI questionnaires were applied for the three dimensions of Burnout, DASS-21 for stress, anxiety and depression, AAQ-7 and UCLA-3 for psychological inflexibility and perception of loneliness, Pittsburg Questionnaire for sleep quality. Despite the fact that the data indicate low levels in the variables of all the instruments, the need to establish prevention and intervention strategies to prevent the appearance of mental health problems in health professionals should be considered.