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

Abstract

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a serious impact on healthcare personnel, causing mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia. The general objective of this study was to determine the mental health of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador, the research design was descriptive, cross-sectional, exploratory, with a non-experimental quantitative approach. There was a non-probabilistic sample of 43 participants from two health centers in the canton of La Libertad; Data collection was done in person, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) scales, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ - II), Loneliness Scale (UCLA 3), Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) 7. The mean age was 35.72 years and 81.4% were women, 74.4% and 76.7% observed low levels in emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, 44.2% high levels in personal fulfillment; Mild states of stress, anxiety and depression were observed.