Estado de la salud mental de los trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de covid 19 en el Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de Quito durante el año 2021

Abstract

Abstract: The global pandemic by COVID-19, with millions of infections and the death of thousands of people, generated a collapsein the health system and sequelae in the mental health of health workers.Objective: to know the effects of mental health in health workers during the COVID-19 emergency in the Historic Center of the city of Quito, with a quantitative methodology, a non-experimental cross-sectional design, with exploratory and descriptive characteristics, with a sample of 32 professionals. , with instruments; Chronic Work Stress Inventory (MBI-HSS); Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21); Acceptance and Action Questionnaires (AAQ-II)7; Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3) and Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).Results: Presence of Burnout (more than 50%), severe anxiety (46.8%), severe depression (25.0%), moderate depression (21.9%), did not present psychological inflexibility (M 19.0), but perception of loneliness (M 5 .88) and average difficulty sleeping (62%).In conclusion, more than half of the health professionals developed Burnout, followed by anxiety and severe depression, a greater perception of loneliness and average difficulty sleeping.