Identificación del Síndrome de Burnout en profesionales de la salud (médicos y enfermeras) en una institución pública, ubicada en el sector norte de la ciudad de Ibarra, durante el año 2017 - 2018

Abstract

Abstract: The burnout syndrome is the condition of feeling burned, exhausted at work and affects the work environment in different organizational areas and mainly to health professionals, who according to studies show the vulnerability of this population to experience the syndrome, this work describes an investigation carried out to the medical and nursing personnel of a public institution of the city of Ibarra province of Imbabura during the year 2017, which aims to identify the prevalence of the syndrome and its dimensions, with a sample involving 35 health professionals. The methodology used was in relation to an exploratory method, of descriptive - transversal type. The results obtained in the prevalence of burnout syndrome in physicians correspond to 12%, in nurses 0%. In relation to the dimensions: Emotional exhaustion 46.7% of doctors present high level, nursing staff 20%, depersonalization both medical and nursing staff presents 20% high level and personal achievement 53, 3% of doctors and 40% of nurses are in low level.