Physical and psychological risk factors related to COVID-19 of the Tulcán Sur Health Center staff.

Abstract

The objective of this work was to determine the physical and psychological factors that are affecting the health personnel who are caring for patients infected by COVID-19. A qualitative-quantitative paradigm study was carried out, bibliographic, descriptive and field type with the survey technique. 100% of the target population is included in the research, applying inductive-deductive and analytical-synthetic methods, contrasting documentary information with field information. Risk factors were evidenced, such as that 100% of the population suffered a series of physical and psychological consequences such as fatigue, anxiety, depression, sadness, anguish, sleep, poor performance, and headaches, which have affected them personally and in their immediate environment.