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REYES-MUNOZ, Yafza; ABARZUA-CARDENAS, Constanza; ALBORNOZ-MUNOZ, Yaninna  y  MUNOZ-ESPARZA, Carolina. There was a lot of fear in the health personnel: Implication of work stress on the mental health of nursing professionals during the covid-19 pandemic, in Chile: A study from the local. Rev. Int. Investig. Cienc. Soc. [online]. 2023, vol.19, n.2, pp.169-184. ISSN 2226-4000.  https://doi.org/10.18004/riics.2023.diciembre.169.

This qualitative research is an work with health professionals, who work in the intra and outpatient sector in the city of Talca, Chile. The objective is to understand how the mental health of nurses was affected, due to the work stress caused by the COVID-19 emergency. The results point to fear of contagion and death as the most stressful factors in terms of work; on the other hand, there is evidence of absence of self-care, as well as psycho-emotional assistance from State institutions. He also notices how work stress is aggravated when workers do not feel support from supervisors or co-workers, as well as having limited control over their work and work pressures; Comparing experiences of intra- and extra-hospital teams, he realizes that team dynamics are essential to cope with the high workload; in this context, nurses in the outpatient area were more affected than those working in the in-hospital sector. The discussion points to the need to incorporate care strategies for those who care, highlighting the importance of analyzing social aspects that lead to work stress in extreme situations, placing the role of the community and the agency as keys in mental health management.

Palabras clave : Work stress; Mental health/ Nursing; Covid-19 pandemic; Community networks.

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