Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en el sector norte de la ciudad de Riobamba durante el año2021

Abstract

Abstract: The COVID 19 disease brought with it a variety of negative consequences on the mental health of human beings, these being more noticeable in health personnel since they were the first line of care to combat the virus. The design of this research was non-experimental, cross-sectional, with a quantitative approach and an exploratory-descriptive scope; 39health workers (doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, psychologistsor psychiatrists) from the province of Chimborazo, Riobamba canton in the northern sector were considered as a sample, and an online psychological battery composed of six instruments that evaluated each variable was used for data collection. The results obtained indicate that with regard to burnout syndrome, those evaluated presented low levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal fulfillment; with respect to mental health, most of the participants showed low levels of stress, anxiety and depression; with regard to the variables of inflexibility and perception of loneliness, a low score was found; finally, with regard to sleep quality, low and medium difficulty in sleeping predominates.