Prevalencia del estrés laboral crónico en cuidadores de adultos mayores de cinco centros gerontológicos en la ciudad de Cuenca en el año 2017

Abstract

Chronic work stress or burnout syndrome leads to problems in health and work performance, however, in Ecuador there are few studies related to the subject, for that reason, the present investigation had as main objective to identify the prevalence of chronic work stress in caregivers of adults over five gerontological centers in the city of Cuenca in 2017. The methodology used was exploratory, transactional, quantitative, descriptive and nonexperimental, with a sample of 40 caregivers to whom a series of psychological batteries was applied, the instruments used were: Ad-hoc Socio-demographic and labor questionnaire, Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), load interview for formal caregivers, life satisfaction scale, general health questionnaire, social support questionnaire, Brief COPE-28 Inventory, Brief Resilience Scale. In relation to the dimensions of chronic work stress, it was found that: 2.5% of the sample investigated scored high in emotional exhaustion, 12.5% had a high depersonalization and 25% had low personal achievement scores; there were no cases of burnout syndrome.