Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en el centro norte y sur de la ciudad de Quito

Abstract

Abstract: The present investigation was carried out with the objective of determining the state of mental health in health workers from the north and south center of Quito during the COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2022. The research has a quantitative, exploratory, descriptive and not experimental; The non-probabilistic accidental-accessibility sample has 67 professionals, including doctors, nurses and psychologists. The instruments used for the evaluation were: an Ad Hoc Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Chronic Work Stress Inventory (MBI-HSS), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II), Scale of loneliness (UCLA-3) and Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Analyzing the results, it can be seen that the number of women is greater than the number of men; Among the burnout dimensions, in anxiety a third of the participants perceived some severity; but, in mental health (stress and depression), psychological inflexibility, perception of loneliness and quality of sleep, the values are relatively low. Finally, it is evident that there is a favorable scenario for the performance of their personal and professional activities.