Prevalence of professional burnout syndrome in medical specialists and risk factors

Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Enrique Castañeda-Aguilera, Javier Eduardo García de Alba-García

Abstract

One of the most important psychosocial factors to which doctors are exposed is the burnout syndrome, whose origin is possibly the chronic stress experienced during the development of their professional practice. To determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome in medical specialists and risk factors. Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, census of medical specialists physicians in a regional hospital, with the participation of 196 of them, identification card and self-administered Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey participated. Descriptive statistics and inferential analysis with SPSS 15.0 Epidat 3.1. 86.7% response. Burnout at 45.9%. Significant differences in those under 40 and under 15 with a stable partner. With the syndrome, a negative correlation was observed between emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and positive with a lack of personal accomplishment at work. Burnout is frequent (45.9%) in medical specialists, therefore, it is considered necessary to establish preventive or intervention measures to reduce the prevalence found.

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