Estrés laboral en cuidadores en el Ecuador. Estudio realizado en el Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín, área de Traumatología durante el año lectivo 2018-2019

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Abstract:This work is a research about the effects of work stress in caregivers of Ecuador, its general objective was to identify the prevalence of the syndrome of burnout and its three dimensions (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, low performance), in a sample of forty caregivers of the area of traumatology of the Carlos Andrade Marín Hospital, in the city of Quito. For its development, were was applied; a sociodemographic and labor variables questionnaire Ad-hoc, and seven additional, standardized and self-administered instruments to measure; presence of burnout, workload, life satisfaction, general health, social support, coping strategies against stress and resilience capacity. The methods used were; descriptive, analytical - synthetic, inductive and deductive and statistical, in addition to the bibliographic research technique. It was found that; 23.33% of respondents had a high level of burnout; 24.17% a medium level; and 52.5% a low level. About the health was determined that, 52.5% of participants have developed somatic symptoms; 55% have characteristics of anxiety, and 12.5% have characteristics of depression, as result of the stress produced by their job.