Estrés laboral, ansiedad y depresión Durante la pandemia por covid-19 en Médicos generales del hospital IESS Quito Sur. 2020

Abstract

Goals: To determine the prevalence of stress, depression and anxiety in general practitioners of the IESS Quito Sur Hospital during the pandemic due to Covid 19, using the DASS-21 scale. Method: Seventy-two general practitioners from the IESS Quito Sur Hospital who met the proposed inclusion and exclusion criteria were studied. A survey of 21 items was applied to determine the presence of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in health professionals. Results: Of the 72 participants, the prevalences found with the DASS-21 scale were 72.22% had symptoms of stress, 55.55% had depression, and 36.11% had anxiety symptoms. Being a woman (59.7%), a young age between 28 and 35 years old (43.05%), and single (44.44%), in addition to work on the front line, are associated with higher scores in the medical professionals of the IESS Quito Sur Hospital. Conclusion: Our findings highlight that of the three psychopathological disorders studied, the one that presented in the highest percentage was stress, followed by depression and finally anxiety. Greater stress was observed in female professionals. The degree of stress that most professionals presented was moderate, followed by mild, severe and extreme degrees.