Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en la provincia de Zamora Chinchipe

Abstract

Abstract: The main objective of this research was to determine the state of mental health of health workers during the COVID 19 pandemic in the city of Zamora province of Zamora Chinchipe, was conducted to 40 health workers (28 women and 12 men) whose ages range from 23 to 55 years. The research design was quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional, and descriptive. The psychosocial variables of study were psychological inflexibility, loneliness, and social support. The instruments that were applied were ad hoc sociodemographic questionnaire, Chronic Work Stress Inventory (MBI-HSS), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS 21), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ II) 7, Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3). The data were analyzed through statistical methods using the SPSS tool. It was concluded that the state of mental health presented by health workers is adequate based on the scenarios that developed in that period and the pressure to which they were subjected.