Abstract

NARVAEZ JARAMILLO, Melba Esperanza; MORILLO CANO, Julio Rodrigo  and  IMBAQUINGO NAZATE, Aracely Dayana. Physical and psychological risk factors related to COVID-19 of the Tulcán Sur Health Center staff. Dilemas contemp. educ. política valores [online]. 2021, vol.9, n.spe1, 00123.  Epub Jan 31, 2022. ISSN 2007-7890.  https://doi.org/10.46377/dilemas.v9i.3036.

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.

Keywords : physical factors; psychological factors; COVID-19; fatigue; anxiety.

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