Revisión sistemática de la influencia de la depresión en los niveles de productividad del personal intrahospitalario de instituciones de salud

Abstract

A descriptive research was developed, where the influence of depressive symptoms on the productivity level of health workers was interpreted, data collection was qualitative, through a bibliographic record with secondary information sources from a sampling by trial, given the representation of research carried out in the hospital setting, articles in Spanish and studies published from 2015 to 2020. The influence of depression on the productivity levels of hospital staff of health institutions is determined, characterizing, systematizing and exposing linear studies that arise from the topic to be developed. Depression is a common mental disorder that is characterized by the presence of sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt, low self-esteem, sleep and / or appetite disorders, feelings of fatigue and lack of concentration, it also hinders performance at work and resilience capacity. If depression is severe it can lead the person to suicide, when it is moderate they may need medication and professional psychotherapy, if it is mild it can be treated without the need for medication (WHO, 2017, pp. 1), this disease is heterogeneous, where it obtains a high incidence with main causes of disability, a statistically demonstrative grouping was discovered, mainly between the presence of depression and the economic perception in health personnel, given that at present, the prevalence of depression has a high percentage of incidence, these symptoms are characterized by apathy, negative emotions and thoughts in the internal and external work environment. Among the results, it is found that of the health personnel suffering from depression, there are women with a percentage greater than 40% and men with 36.7%. This research may change a starting point for future larger-scale research with the in-hospital population of health institutions and lead to an improvement in intervention strategies regarding the prevention of this disorder.