Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en el sector Sur de la Ciudad de Guayaquil en el año 2022

Abstract

Abstract: Health workers have faced several challenges due to the COVID 19 pandemic with consequences that affected their mental health due to emergence of mental disorders such as: anxiety, depression, stress, poor sleep quality, and burnout. Objective: Determined the mental health status of health workers during the COVID 19 pandemic at the south of Guayaquil city. Materials and method: Non-experimental study, exploratory, descriptive, and quantitative applied to 40 nurses through instruments such as: sociodemographic questionnaire Ad-Hoc, Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS), Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II (AQQ-II), Loneliness Scale (UCLA-20), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Result: The sample with highest percentage is female with average age of 42, low score in burnout levels, anxiety, depression, and stress; less psychological inflexibility, and loneliness perception; and low score in quality sleep. Conclusion: Health workers present positive numbers in their mental health, but further analysis should be realized in individuals who register negative percentages.