Estado de salud mental de los trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en un Hospital de Francisco de Orellana durante la gestión 2022

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this research was to determine the mental health status of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic management in a hospital in Francisco de Orellana. For this purpose, an exploratory type of research was developed, with a quantitative and non-experimental approach. The sample consisted of 39 workers, to whom an "ad hoc" sociodemographic questionnaire was applied; the MBI-HSS inventory, the DASS-21, the AAQ-II-7, the UCLA-3 and the PSQI. The results obtained from the research showed that approximately 20% of the sample suffered from moderate or severe stress, 30% from moderate or severe anxiety, 25% from moderate or severe depression, which endangered their physical and mental integrity. In addition, the personnel presented a mean of psychological inflexibility of 14.41, which is the inability to control their actions in the face of negative thoughts and emotions, and a perception of loneliness of 5.05, reflecting a health personnel with stable behavior.