La salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia en el sector publico de Tungurahua y privado de Pastaza

Abstract

Abstract: The immediate spread of the COVID-19 pandemic saturation of health centers and may have caused high levels of psychological stress, such as burnout syndrome, psychological inflexibility, loneliness and changes in the quality of sleep-in the health personnel. In this way, the research aims to determine the mental health status of health workers in the public sector of Tungurahua and the private sector of Pastaza during the 2021 pandemic. A methodology with a non-experimental cross-sectional design, quantitative approach, was used. exploratory and descriptive scope in 39 health professionals. The results indicate that there is a predominance of the female gender, average age of 33.51 years, low levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, but high levels of personal performance. The mental health variable presented a mild category in stress, anxiety and depression. In psychological inflexibility and comfortably flexible, as well as in loneliness perception, the evaluators denoted an adequate perception of social support. Finally, sleep quality showed low difficulty sleeping. It is concluded that the health personnel apparently show adequate mental health.