Síndrome de Burnout y su relación con las variables laborables en el personal de salud de instituciones públicas de la ciudad de Machala - Provincia del Oro durante el año 2017

Abstract

Burnout is considered a pathology that hinders active professional development, leading to psychosomatic symptoms, presenting higher rates in the health field, which is why the objective of the research is to identify the prevalence of burnout and its three dimensions in doctors and nurses from public medical centers in the city of Machala. The study was exploratory, not experimental, descriptive and transversal. We used assessment instruments such as Sociodemographic Questionnaire, GHQ-28, AP Questionnaire, BRIEF-COPE Coping, EPQR-A and the MBI, there is no evidence of burnout, since they do not meet the evaluation criteria; in terms of their dimensions, they show in physicians low percentages for emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, but high in personal fulfillment; on the other hand, nursing professionals are low in emotional exhaustion, low and medium in depersonalization and high in personal fulfillment; Finally, no significant differences were found in the sociodemographic and working variables, but anxiety and somatic symptoms were evidenced. On the other hand, social support acts as protective variables and extroversion prevails as a personality trait.