Los factores asociados al desgaste en cuidadores formales en Ecuador durante el año 2024

Abstract

Abstract: By identifying the factors associated with burnout in formal caregivers in the city of Nueva Loja, province of Sucumbíos, during the year 2024. The study was carried out with a non-experimental quantitative approach, with a cross-sectional-descriptive design in 34 formal health caregivers, whose data were obtained using questionnaires that evaluate various aspects of the well-being and job performance of health professionals, which include questions about personal data, workload, mental health and professional satisfaction, which are: Ad-Hoc Sociodemographic and Work Questionnaire, Zarit Caregiver Overload Scale, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Stamm's Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL V), Empathy Burnout Inventory (IDE), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), where the burden, burnout and levels of burnout in formal caregivers were identified, evaluated and determined. Therefore, the data analysis was presented in percentages and averages, yielding encouraging results. Likewise, the small percentage of caregivers who experience low or mild levels of burnout are recommended to take proactive measures to address this issue.