Salud mental de los trabajadores de la salud durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en el centro norte de Quito

Abstract

Abstract:The pandemic that occurred in 2020 due to COVID 19 created different problems in the world. Among them, the oversaturation of the health systems, which caused the health workers are among the most affected (Peñafiel-León et al., 2021), both in health physical, as well as mental. Due to this, the present study seeks to determine what is the state of the mental health of health personnel in the city of Quito. The study carried out had a sample of 40 health workers, mostly women and from the area of Nursing. Inventories were applied: the Maslach inventory, the depression scale, stress and anxiety DASS-3, the AAQ-II acceptance and action questionnaire, the loneliness scale UCLA-3 and the Pittsburgh PSQI sleep quality index. The results obtained demonstrate that the levels of the studied constructs are moderate, without However, they are still higher than before the pandemic, with anxiety being the variable with presence at high levels, followed by stress and depression, as well as burnout.