Salud mental en los trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de Covid 19 en el Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: Covid 19 is an issue that to date has brought us consequences in the personal, work and psychological spheres. Ecuador, Guayaquil was not the exception, the first response health personnel were exposed to a great demand for work due to the health emergency and therefore the present study aims to identify the possible consequences and the state of mental health suffered by members of the psychologist brigade of the Benemérito Guayaquil Fire Department during the year 2021. Through the quantitative method such as the Ad Hoc sociodemographic questionnaire, Chronic Work Stress Inventory (MBI-HSS), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS - 21), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ - II) 7, Scale of Loneliness (UCLA-3) and Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The results showed the factors of depression, anxiety and stress were presenting a mild level in comparison with the chronic work stress questionnaire, indicating that the health personnel obtained high emotional exhaustion of 42.9%, depersonalization 52.4% and low personal fulfillment of 59.5. Establishing that in effect, despite having managed their stress levels in a moderate way, there is a risk factor that affects mental health that they cannot neglect.