Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID-19, en un hospital privado de la ciudad de Quito, durante el año 2021 2022

Abstract

Abstract: The present study was carried out to know the current scenario of mental health in health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a private hospital in the city of Quito, with a literary review that presented referential theories of COVID-19, with its consequences. and repercussions. Likewise, mental health theories regarding anxiety, depression, stress and burnout have been reviewed; derived from the variables of psychological inflexibility, loneliness and social support, strategies of the current challenges they represent. A study with a quantitative approach was carried out, on the study of a sample of 40 health workers, including doctors, nurses and psychologists who worked during the pandemic. The results showed that 75.6% were women, with 53.7% of the staff having a single marital status, who worked in shifts (85.4%); full time (75.6%). The perception of the dimensions of burnout, mental health, psychological inflexibility and perception of loneliness and quality of sleep, were considered adequate, which represents a positive scenario to undertake preventive and treatment actions in the mental health of health workers.