Mental health in informal workers during the pandemic by Covid - 19 in the city Sincelejo /

The following research evaluated mental health conditions in times of pandemic in informal workers in the city of Sincelejo- Sucre. Objective: To describe the mental health conditions of informal workers in the city of Sincelejo during the covid - 19 pandemic period in the city of Sincelejo. Method: Quantitative, the research was oriented towards a descriptive, non-experimental study in a population of 50 informal workers, where the GHQ-12 mental health screening instrument was used to collect information, which investigates four basic areas: anxiety, depression, social inadequacy, and hypochondria. Results: The results show that 80% of the informal workers had thoughts that they were worthless, but that they still managed to continue trusting in themselves, which can be seen in the same 80% who stated that they continued to believe and trust in themselves. Conclusion: Having feelings of trust and enjoyment in daily activities became adequate protective factors for maintaining good mental health in the population of informal workers in times of pandemic.

• Autores: Gutiérrez Calderón, María Alexandra; Mendivil Hernández, Patricia María; González Sánchez, Eduardo José; Herazo Chamorro, Mónica Isabel
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2024
• Institución: Corporación Universitaria del Caribe - CECAR
• Repositorio: Repositorio Digital CECAR
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.cecar.edu.co:cecar/10670
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.cecar.edu.co/handle/cecar/10670
• Palabra clave: Mental Health; Informal Work; Pandemic; COVID-19; Confinement
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Derechos Reservados - Corporación Universitaria del Caribe CECAR