Predominio del Síndrome de Burnout en profesionales de la salud de una institución privada de la ciudad de Quito, período de Abril a Agosto 2017

Abstract

An investigation was conducted with the main objective of identifying the prevalence of burnout syndrome in Health Professionals in the areas of Medicine and Nursing, in a private health institution located in the north of the city of Quito, during the period April to August of the year 2017. The specific objectives contemplated socio-demographic and labor conditions, general health status, coping strategies, type of social support and personality traits. With a design of quantitative type, not experimental and descriptive. A sample of 41 health professionals, 21 doctors and 20 nurses. The instruments were a Sociodemographic questionnaire, the MBI inventory of Malash and Jackson, the General Health questionnaire, the COPE-28 inventory of coping strategies, the MOS Social Support questionnaire and the Eysenck Revised-Abbreviated Personality Questionnaire. The results obtained mainly showed that the participants did not show symptoms of burnout, they have adequate working and personal conditions, they use adequate coping strategies, absence of general symptoms that indicate alteration in health, and use of social support.