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Burnout no trabalho de médicos pediatras

2017; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5327/z1679443520177032

2447-0147

Dyegila Karolinne Costa da Silva, Maria de Jesus Torres Pacheco, Hígor Soares Marques, Rebeca Costa Castelo Branco, Marcos Antônio Custódio Neto da Silva, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento,

Stress and Burnout Research

Background: Burnout is an excessive work-related stress response that involves three main dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced professional achievement.Aims: The present study aimed to identify and compare these three dimensions among pediatricians at the Mother-Child Unit of University Hospital, Federal University of Maranhão (Universidade Federal do Maranhão -UFMA).Methods: The present quantitative and descriptive study included 78 professionals.The Maslach Burnout Inventory and a sociodemographic questionnaire were used for data collection.Results: Data analysis showed that the prevalence of burnout was 2.6%.High levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced professional achievement were found in 42.3%, 38.5% and 6.4% of the participants, respectively.The prevalence of high levels in two of these dimensions simultaneously was 23.1%.Conclusions: The analyzed pediatricians exhibited high levels of emotional exhaustion and low values of depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment.The need to develop programs against burnout is emphasized to avoid the occurrence of illness among professionals involved in the promotion of child and adolescent health.