Prevalencia de síndrome de Burnout en una Unidad de Terapia Intensiva

Background.Burnout syndrome is common in medical practice and health personnel, with an incidence of 25 to 60%. Risk factors identified for the development of burnout syndrome are the number of medical guards and weekly hours of working time. Objective. Determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome in staff of the Intensive Care Unit. Material and methods. Material and methods. Material and methods. Material and methods. Material and methods. We evaluated 35 individuals of the Intensive Care Unit by the meter Maslach Burnout Inventory. There were identified three variables: 1) Emotional exhaustion, 2) Depersonalization and 3) Personal accomplishment; which were categorized at three levels: high, medium and low. Results. 6% of individuals presented high emotional exhaustion, 17% medium and 77% low. The 3% had high depersonalization, 11% average and 86% lower depersonalization. As for personal fulfillment, 23% had high, 17% medium and 60% low personal accomplishment. Conclusion. Our results show that the evaluated group had no full criteria for diagnosing Burnout syndrome, but was characterized by reduced personal accomplishment.