Quality of life of a group of Ecuadorian health professionals in covid-19
Keywords:
Quality of life, Covid-19, Health Personnel, Health PersonnelAbstract
Introduction: Covid-19 was the cause of a pandemic that claimed thousands of human lives. The pandemic has caused health professionals mental health problems that influence emotional, psychological and social well-being, which affects the way they think, feel and act in daily life. Objective: To determine the quality of life of health personnel during the Covid-19 pandemic in public institutions in the city of Cuenca. Material and methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional and observational study. The study sample was 338 health professionals belonging to the Ministry of Public Health of the Canton Cuenca, province of Azuay - Ecuador, doctors, nurses, dentists, psychologists, assistants and biochemists who work at different levels of care were included. Two WHOQOL surveys and the Lazarus and Folkman scale of coping modes were used, for the tabulation of the data the RStudio statistical program was used. Results: In the psychological domain, no significant destructuring was found in the personnel studied. In the field of health, it should be noted that the personnel studied reported the inability to carry out the activities they need and the difficulty in moving from one place to another. Conclusions: When investigating the relationship of health personnel with the environment, no statistically significant alteration was found, but it was evidenced that social support is a protective factor for the mental health of personnel.
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