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

Abstract

Abstract: The present study was developed around the issue of mental health of workers of the health sector in Ecuador, specifically in the period of the COVID 19 pandemic. The general objective of the work was to determine the mental health status of the public sector health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in the canton Naranjal during the year 2021. The methodology used for the work was of the type quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional, taking a sample of 40 medical professionals who worked in the Medical Center, applying to her the following instruments: ad hoc sociodemographic questionnaire, work stress inventory (/MBI-HSS), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales /DASS-21), Questionnaire of acceptance and action (AAQ-II) and the Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3). The results showed that more than half of the sample had problems related to burnout syndrome, mild levels of anxiety, depression and stress, as well as medium difficulty sleeping. HE concluded that the mental health of the doctors approached had been affected by the situation pandemic.