Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en el cantón ¨La Maná¨

Abstract

Abstract:COVID-19 had a negative impact on healthcare personnel in various areas of the social, economic, work, family and psychological development in an unexpected and catastrophic Settersten Jr et al. (2020). The objective of the investigation is to determine the state of mental health in health workers during the pandemic in the canton of La Maná de la Cotopaxi province during 2021, in a sample of 43 health professionals. The research methodology was quantitative, non-experimental design, cross-sectional with exploratory and descriptive scope. The Ad Hoc Sociodemographic Questionnaire was used, Chronic Work Stress Inventory (MBI-HSS), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II), Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3) and Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). In mental health, non-harmful levels are identified in terms of stress, anxiety and depression, low level of burnout for emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal fulfillment, moderate degree of psychological inflexibility, perception of loneliness and difficulty sleeping, which determines that it does not affect their performance.