Anxiety in health personnel of the Hospital of the Ministry of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Southern Region of Peru

Agueda-Munoz-del-carpio-toia; Merma Barazorda Y.; Arias Gallegos W.L.; Begazo-Muñoz-del-carpio L.; Diaz Del Olmo Calvo F.; Rivera R.; Diaz Del Olmo Calvo P.; Valdivia Carazas P.P.; Larico M.L.; Caycho-Rodríguez T. · Medicina Clinica y Social (2025) · DOI: 10.52379/mcs.v9.554

Resumen

Introduction: The pandemic of COVID-19 had affected dramatically the mental health of general population, but specifically the health personnel, so there were reported higher levels of anxiety in physicians and nurses in several countries. Objective: To determine the levels of anxiety in health personnel who work in Hospital from Ministry of Health Hospital from Arequipa City and its association with the attemption of patients with COVID-19. Methodolgy: This is a descriptive transectional study, in which there were assessed 147 healthcare workers in Hospital with and there Zung Axiety Scale. Results: The 53.1% of the health personnel assessed presents some levels of anxiety, that is associated in the 66% of the cases with ethical dilemmas for working with people infected with COVID-19. Conclusion: There is a significant association between anxiety and the attemption of patients with COVID-19.

Instituciones: Universidad Científica del Sur; Universidad Católica de Santa María; Universidad Católica San Pablo