Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en Hospital Público del Cantón Durán

Abstract

Abstract: COVID-19 left serious psychological and physical damage in the general population, but the sector that has been most affected is health personnel, hence the importance of thoroughly investigating the psychosocial factors that affected health workers. General objective: Determine the mental health status of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the northern sector of the city of Durán. Methodology: the work has a non-experimental, cross sectional, exploratory, descriptive and quantitative research design. Sample: it was taken from 40 health professionals, the information was collected in person, with the proper authorization of the Hospital, the application of the ad hoc sociodemographic Questionnaire, Inventory of chronic work stress was carried out; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; Acceptance and action questionnaire; Loneliness Scale and the Sleep Quality Index instrument. Conclusion: a large part of the sample reported appropriate levels within the evaluated variables, however, it is urgent to provide assistance to the minority of professionals who reported high levels.