Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en la ciudad de Saquisilí, provincia de Cotopaxi, durante el año 2021

Abstract

Abstract: The present investigation had the objective of determining the state of mental health of health workers during the COVID 19 pandemic in the city of Saquisilí, province of Cotopaxi, during the year 2021. A non-experimental research design was followed, transversal, exploratory, descriptive and qualitative, which used as instruments: the sociodemographic and labor questionnaires, DASS-21, AAQ-II, UCLA-R, AUDIT and quality of sleep, applied to a sample of 44 people. As results it was obtained that the largest Part of the sample presented episodes of mild level stress, but 10% presented severe anxiety and 2.5% severe depression; in the dimensions of Burnout most of workers present mild symptoms, however, there was 12.5% ​​with a high level of emotional exhaustion and the same percentage and level with depersonalization, also 40% he had low personal fulfillment; finally, 85% presented low difficulty sleeping. HE concludes that the COVID 19 pandemic slightly affected the state of mental health of the majority of health workers investigated, however, there are cases that require Psychological attention.