Resilience to adapt to health crisis
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24875/REIMSS.M21000025Keywords:
Resilience, Psychological, Coronavirus Infections, Health Personnel, Public HealthAbstract
Since March 11, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the pandemic associated to COVID-19, health personnel have worked uninterruptedly to meet the needs of the population, especially those who require specialized medical care in intensive care units. To contain this serious public health problem, strategies including hospital reconversion, social distancing, closure of schools and commercial activity, have been implemented. Such strategies have implied a drastic change in daily life but have had the objective of attending and reducing the alarming numbers of infections and deaths. However, after twelve months of strenuous working hours, physical and especially emotional exhaustion is evident and expected in health personnel, who have experienced the stress of the pandemic and whose resistance to adversity is diminished. Therefore, resilience can be a protective and preventive factor for psychological disorders, in addition to helping to face stress; now more than ever, it is our responsibility as a society to become aware of this situation and take care of those who take care of us.
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