Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en la Ciudad de Guayaquil - Sur

Abstract

Abstract: The Guayaquil City Hospital faces enormous daily work pressures, among which are high exposure to the contagion of Covid-19. Consequently, the crisis experienced by health workers generates psychological problems such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia and fear. In this research, we have analyzed anxiety, stress and depression levels; also sleep quality, depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, low personal fulfillment; psychological inflexibility and perception of Loneliness in health personnel working in a pandemic. Through a methodology with qualitative and quantitative approaches, a sample of 48 participants was obtained and these variables were made through the questionnaires: Maslach chronic work stress (MBI), DASS-21 Mental Health Questionnaire, AAQ-7 Inventory and UCLA-3 and Mental Health Questionnaire Sleep Quality Pittsburg. The results show that the symptomatology is of levels mild in general, it is not ruled out that long-term symptoms may occur that also may affect the quality of care, clinical understanding, or decision-making ability. health care provider decisions.