Prevalencia del Burnout y variables asociadas en profesionales de la salud, médicos/as y enfermeras/os en una institución pública del centro de Ibarra durante el periodo 2017- 2018

Abstract

This present thesis work, communicates the results of a study about the prevalence of burnout and associated variables in health professionals, doctors and nurses in a public institution in the center of Ibarra during the period 2017-2018, carried out in order to identify the prevalence of the syndrome in its three dimensions (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, low performance), in doctors and nurses of the aforementioned institution. To reach this, were identified the characteristics of the sample in the socioeconomic-labor area and the dimensions of the burnout syndrome, emotional distress, most used coping methods, perceived social support and the personality traits of the professionals were determined. The methodology consisted of the following questionnaires and inventories Sociodemographic and labor variables questionnaire AD-HOC, Maslach burnout inventory [MBI-HSS], General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28); (Goldberg and Hillier, 1979, Spanish version Muñoz, Vázquez-Barquero, Rodríguez, Pastrana and Varo, 1979), Multidimensional Scale of Assessment of Coping Styles (BRIEF-COPE), MOS Social Support Survey, Sherbourne and Steward, 1991, (Spanish version Revilla, Luna del Castillo, Bailón and Medina, 2005), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised. EPQR-A; (Francis, Brown and Philipchalk, 1992, Spanish version of Sandín, Valiente and Chorot, 1999). Analyzing the results, it was concluded that the prevalence of the syndrome does not exist in the sample, but there are interesting scores such as: average emotional exhaustion and low personal accomplishment in physicians and high percentages of anxiety in nurses.