Prevalencia del síndrome de burnout en sus tres dimensiones (cansancio emocional, despersonalización y baja realización personal) y su relación con las horas de trabajo diarias, en médicos/as y enfermeras/os de una institución de salud pública ubicada en la Zona 3-Centro al suroeste de la ciudad de Riobamba, durante el año 2016-2017

Abstract

The current research called “Prevalence of The Burnout Syndrome in its three dimensions and its association with daily working hours on doctors and nurses of a public health institution located in Zone 3-Center, southwest of the city of Riobamba during 2016-2017”, had as general objective to determine the prevalence of burnout; in a sample of 40 health professionals; the applied methods were of exploratory-analytical type with a descriptive, transverse and correlational design; the technique applied was the survey and as instruments the questionnaires for the collection of the information. According to the data obtained, it was concluded that no burnout was reported in the sample investigated. However, there is a high level of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization in the participants, as well as a low level of personal fulfillment. Regarding the relation between daily working hours and the dimensions of burnout, there is a significant difference between these variables