Impacto emocional del COVID-19 en personal de salud de un hospital público de la ciudad de Quito durante los meses de octubre a diciembre del año 2020.

Abstract

This research arises with the intention of making visible the emotional impact suffered by health personnel during the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19). In late December 2019, a new type of coronavirus was confirmed as the causative agent in a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organization (WHO) named it Coronavirus 2 in February 2020, which is causing COVID-19, which represents the 2019 coronavirus disease. It spread rapidly from Wuhan, China and subsequently spreading around the world, which resulted in the current health emergency. The methodology with which this research was developed has a mixed approach, which will allow to measure if there is an emotional impact on the medical personnel who have worked in the direct care of patients who have contracted this disease from a public hospital in the city of Quito . The mixed approach takes quantitative data from the survey that was developed to obtain the necessary foundations for this research, and the qualitative data was constructed from interviews with the participants. The main findings show that the different emotional symptoms that Health personnel have suffered and that were reflected both in the surveys and in the Interviews occur simultaneously and repeatedly in a high percentage. Tiredness and laziness are the unfavorable side effects. This research aims to generate interest for future inquiries, promote the implementation and implementation of mental health prevention policies in physicians and also raise awareness about the creation of care and repair programs for personnel who are involved in the care of infected patients. by COVID-19.