Síndrome de Burnout em profissionais da área de saúde

Abstract

The Burnout Syndrome is a type of chronic stress bound to work-related situations, resulting from the constant and repetitive emotional stress associated to intense involvement with people. The aim of this study is to investigate the evidence of symptoms and signs from Burnout Syndrome in health care professionals. This is an exploratory and descriptive type research, of quantitative approach, with cross-sectional drawing, accomplished at Centro Integrado de Atenção à Saúde and at Hospital Beneficente in Condor/RS. The data were collected through two questionnaires, one of them from sociodemographic and occupational data and the other one from Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey (MBI-GS). The following results were acquired: low emotional exhaustion, moderate depersonalization, moderate involvement at work and the average of SB in the general context from a sample of 1,36, result that points to a moderate Burnout level. While better understanding it, identifying the stages and their most important stressors, actions can be formulated to prevent, decrease and even interrupt it.