Post-traumatic stress, cabin syndrome, Covid 19 and positive psychology: A Case study

Abstract

Introduction. In the COVID-19 pandemic, people have experienced confinement after having lived through quarantine for a long time and teleworking reflects the urgent need to leave the home and return to reality but the fear of contagion can more, one of the consequences is post-traumatic stress. Objective. The investigation is to determine the levels of presence of the Cabin Syndrome in the workers of the Provincial Gad of Zamora, Methodology. It was carried out through a cross-sectional study applied to 373 employees on the payroll, a determined sample was established with the surveymonkey sample calculator with a value of 189 workers. Sociodemographic variables of the workers were evaluated. The Cabin Syndrome test was applied to measure the levels of the workers due to confinement and Covid 19.  Results. The results of the study show the presence of 64% of the syndrome with fear of leaving home again and returning to a new reality. Conclusion From what was detected, it is concluded that one of the psychological effects is post-traumatic stress due to having lost a friend, family member, acquaintance, needs psychological first aid to be listened to or referred to a specialist. To reduce the average level found, it is recommended to gradually leave the house as a progressive routine to break this fear of contagion of the virus.