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

Abstract

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a severe economic, social and health crisis in the world, with the greatest impact on the mental health of health personnel. The purpose of this study was to determine the state of mental health of 40 workers during the COVID 19 pandemic in different health centers in the province of Zamora Chinchipe, during the year 2022. For this, a research design was used: non-experimental, cross-sectional, exploratory, descriptive and quantitative. The instruments used to collect information were: ad hoc sociodemographic questionnaire; Chronic Job Stress Inventory (MBI-HSS); Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21); Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-4)7; Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3); Sleep quality index (PSQI), which were applied to a sample of 40 health workers. The results indicate that the majority of health personnel correspond to women, of married marital status; with the absence of professional burnout; low levels of depression, anxiety and stress; low psychological inflexibility and a good level of sleep quality.