Riesgos psicosociales extralaborales en trabajadores de una institución pública del cantón Quito, en el año 2024.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify and assess how workers are affected by extra-work psychosocial risks that may occur in a public institution in the city of Quito in 2024. For the analysis, a Battery developed in Colombia with international validity by the Ministry of Social Protection of Colombia has been implemented, which is divided into seven dimensions: The main extra-work psychosocial risks related to the family affect workers in an alarming way, which makes them of priority attention, and they are: time away from work, family relationships; and communication and interpersonal relationships. The main extra-work psychosocial risks related to the environment, is an important point for workers and they are: Influence of the extra-work environment on work and Travel home-work-home. The main extra-work psychosocial risks related to the economic factor cause very high levels of stress and instability to workers and are: Economic situation of the family group and Characteristics of the housing and its environment. The extra-work psychosocial risks in the public institution evaluated have resulted in a large number of workers who are in a stage of exhaustion, with very high levels of stress, this directly affects their well-being, decreasing their productivity, affecting their interpersonal relationships and causing health problems. All this brings implications for the institution, such as a decrease in the quality of the services provided, expenses due to absenteeism and failures in the processes and delays in the expected products.