Influence of covid-19 quarantine on the mental health of health personnel

Abstract

Introduction: Mental health was seriously affected during the covid-19 quarantine, and the world population was not prepared to live in strict confinement, generating high levels of anxiety, depression and stress. Even more notable in the health personnel who were on the front lines of the pandemic. Objectives: To determine the influence of the COVID-19 quarantine on the mental health of health personnel.  Materials and methods: A cross- sectional descriptive observational study was carried out during the period November-February 2022 at the Britalis Montecristi-Manabí Medical Center -Equator. The sample was made up of 49 health workers, including doctors, nurses, technical and service personnel, selected by the non-probabilistic method. A questionnaire was used with the demographic variables of age, sex, occupational category, for the psychological manifestations variable, the DASS 21 Scale (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale) was included in the instrument. Results: The male sex and the age group from 36 to 45 years prevailed, in the association of psychological manifestations with these variables it was observed that stress, anxiety and depression at their very severe level were more common in the sex female and in the age group of 25-35 years. In the occupational category, doctors prevailed, followed by nurses. Conclusion: In relation to the psychological manifestations, stress, anxiety and depression at the very severe level prevailed in the nurses.