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agotamiento emocional, despersonalización, desrealización personal e insomnio. No hubo diferencias significativas al comparar entre el grupo que sí habló con alguien de los síntomas y los que no. La mayoría de los encuestados no recibió una atención psicológica especializada. No se estableció relación entre la gravedad de los síntomas y la complejidad del área COVID de rotación. Recomendamos que se debe brindar un mayor abordaje al perfil psicológico de los médicos con la finalidad de mejorar el desempeño laboral independientemente de los sintomas que presenten y el area de rotación clínica.

SUMMARY

Purpose: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020 significantly transformed the healthcare system globally and in Panama. The unfamiliarity and uncertainty surrounding this pathogen, coupled with the need for frontline personnel, exposed them to physical and psychological strain. Therefore, the aim was to determine the psychological impact of the pandemic on internal medicine physicians.

Method: This is an observational study with a cross-sectional temporal design assessing the psychological impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on internal medicine physicians at Hospital Doctor Rafael Hernández, Chiriquí, from April 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021.

Results: Of the 56 respondents through open questions, 35 (62.5%) were women and 21 (37.5%) were men. Of which 19 (34%) presented anxiety traits, 21 (37.5%) depression traits, 23 (41%) stress symptoms, 38 (69%) emotional exhaustion (EA) symptoms, 31 (55%) symptoms of depersonalization (PD), 33 (59%) symptoms of personal derealization (PR) and 38 (69%) symptoms of insomnia.

Conclusion: According to the results, we can conclude that there are psychological consequences in the internal doctors of the Dr. Rafael Hernandez Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly in the female internal doctors who entered in December 2021, who had a minor rotation. time in the COVID area, the internal doctors who rotated in the COVID room and those who did talk about the symptoms. The majority of associated symptoms were anxiety, depression, stress, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, personal derealization and insomnia. There were no significant differences when comparing the group that did talk to someone about their symptoms and those that did not. The majority of respondents did not receive specialized psychological care. No relationship was established between the severity of symptoms and the complexity of the COVID area of rotation. We recommend that a greater approach should be provided to the psychological profile of doctors in order to improve work performance regardless of the symptoms they present and the area of clinical rotation.

OBJETIVO DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN

Objetivo General

Determinar el impacto psicológico generado por la pandemia de SARS-COV-2 en los médicos internos del Hospital Dr. Rafael Hernández del 1 abril de 2021 al 31 de diciembre de 2021.

Objetivos Específicos

Caracterizar los aspectos generales de los médicos internos del Hospital Dr. Rafael Hernández durante el período del 1 abril de 2021 al 31 de diciembre de 2021.

Valorar el nivel de estrés, depresión y ansiedad presentado en los médicos internos del Hospital Dr. Rafael Hernández durante el período del 1 abril del 2021 a diciembre 2021.

Demostrar el grado Burnout e insomnio presentado en los médicos internos del Hospital Dr. Rafael Hernández durante el 1 abril del 2021 a diciembre 2021.

Identificar qué síntomas tuvieron un impacto psicológico de manera significativa en la vida laboral y cotidiana de los médicos internos del Hospital Dr. Rafael Hernández durante el

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