El Síndrome de Burnout en el personal de atención prehospitalaria de un Cuerpo de Bomberos ubicado en la provincia de Pichincha y factores relacionados durante el año 2021

Abstract

Abstract: The Burnout Syndrome is more prevalent in professions where there is direct and close contact with the patient, characteristic of the professions that provide health and emergency services. The pre-hospital care personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic were considered first-line personnel and response in emergency care, which is why they were more exposed to stressful events and witnessed the suffering and death of some infected by the virus; Therefore, it is extremely important to assess the state of mental health, professional wear and tear and the presence of burnout syndrome in this particular population. In this work, a group of 31 professionals from a Fire Department in the province of Pichincha was evaluated by applying various questionnaires; which presented in a general way; Low Emotional Exhaustion 64.5%, Low Depersonalization 48.4% and High Personal Achievement 67%; resulting in the absence of Burnout Syndrome, although statistically there was only one case of severe burnout among the population of nurses and that will be the subject of analysis.