Salud mental en trabajadores Sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID-19 del sector norte y sur de Quito en el año 2021

Abstract

Abstract: The mental health of health care workers had been seen directly affected by COVID 19 pandemic; health care workers are one of the populations most vulnerable to infection, and, for this reason, the risk of suffer psychological disorders is higher than in other cases. The main objective of this research is to determine the mental health status of health workers during the COVID 19 pandemic in the northern and southern sector of the city of Quito during the year 2021, for this purpose 44 health professionals were surveyed using online surveys, of which 61.4% are female with an average age of 29 years and an average of 5 years of work experience, as data collection tools were used sociodemographic questionnaire (ad hoc), Chronic Work Stress Inventory (MBI-HSS), Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-11), Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3), and the Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the results showed that participants have symptoms classifiable as mild and moderate.