Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de Covid-19 en Quevedo-Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract:The COVID-19 pandemic has caused alterations in the mental health of health workers, which has caused them to present symptoms associated with to mood disorders, caused by work overload. The present research aims to determine the state of mental health of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the parish 7 de octubre of the Quevedo canton during the year 2021, presents a non-experimental design, with a exploratory and quantitative approach that manages to determine the scores of the different dimensions at a psychological level after the COVID-19 pandemic, carried out in a non-probabilistic sample of 59 healthcare workers using the following instruments: ad hoc sociodemographic questionnaire, work stress inventory (MBI-HSS), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), Questionnaire of acceptance and action (AAQ-II) and Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3), whose results in burnout, psychological flexibility, loneliness perception and sleep quality present slight scores in which work should be done in the short and medium term implementing preventive methods to guarantee the well-being of the mental health of healthcare workers.