Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract:The present research work contributed to determine the state of health health workers, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador, through the application of various information gathering and evaluation instruments psychological (Ad-Hoc Sociodemographic Questionnaire, MBI HSS Chronic Job Stress Inventory; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales DASS 21; PSQI Sleep Quality Index and, UCLA Loneliness Scale 3) from which, among others, it has been possible to obtain the following results: 48.9% presented a high level in the exhaustion dimension emotional burnout; Regarding the anxiety variable, 26.7% presented a level severe; Regarding the psychological inflexibility variable, the average presented was 14.60 and, in loneliness perception, the mean was 4.96; about the sleep quality variable 73.3% presented a low difficulty sleeping and 15.6% a medium difficulty. These The results allowed us to establish conclusions that represent a contribution that broadens the knowledge regarding this topic. Therefore, the data provided can contribute, on the one hand, as a source of information for the development of research work similar and, on the other hand, they can contribute to establish the pertinent measures in favor of the mental health of health professionals.