Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to determine the state of mental health of health workers during the COVID 19 pandemic. Regarding the study sample, was made up of 40 health workers, including doctors, nurses and psychologists. The applied research design is non-experimental, transversal, exploratory, descriptive and quantitative. The instruments used were; Questionnaire sociodemographic and employment AD-HOC, Chronic Work Stress Inventory (MBI-HSS), Scales Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS - 21), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ - II) 7, Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The Results indicate that health workers presented low levels of exhaustion emotional, depersonalization and high levels of achievement; on average 80% of the staff presents mild levels of stress, anxiety and depression; regarding psychological inflexibility the staff presents an average of 14; an average of 5 points is perceived in terms of the perception of loneliness; Finally, the quality of sleep of healthcare personnel reflects that the 55% have low difficulty sleeping.