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- Title
Triggering risk factors of the burnout syndrome in OB/GYN physicians from a reference public university of Brazil.
- Authors
Bortoletti, Fátima Ferreira; Benevides-Pereira, AnaMaria Teresa; Vasconcellos, Esdras Guerreiro; Siqueira, José Oliveira; Júnior, Edward Araujo; Nardozza, Luciano Marcondes Machado; Sebastiani, Ricardo Werner; Moron, Antonio Fernandes; Ferreira Bortoletti, Fátima; Teresa Benevides-Pereira, Ana Maria; Araujo Júnior, Edward
- Abstract
Objective. To identify the risk factors to the development of Burnout Syndrome in Ob/Gyn Brazilian physicians in four dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), professional repression (PR), dehumanization (De), and emotional distancing (EmD). Methods. A prospective cross-sectional study was realized with 48 Ob/Gyn physicians (12 lecturers, 12 attending physicians, 12 medical residents, and 12 graduate students) from Department of Obstetrics, São Paulo Federal University (UNIFESP). We used a sociodemographic questionnaire focusing on the activities (administrative, educational, healthcare, and research). We applied a Burnout Syndrome Inventory (BSI) composed of two parts: triggering factors (ISB1) and the Burnout Syndrome (ISB2). The ISB1 is composed of two scales: positive organizational conditions (POC) and negative organizational conditions (NOC). The ISB2 is composed of four scales: EE, PR, De, and EmD. Results. We observed a rate below and above average to POC and NOC, respectively. The dimensions recorded a level above average to EE, an index at the upper limit of the average to De, a median index to EmD, and a median index to PR. Conclusions. The Ob/Gyn physicians are in an area of vulnerability for the development of Burnout Syndrome due to the high level of EE and De, associated with a median index of PR. The high rate of NOC contributes to the triggering of this scenery.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout; PHYSICIANS; DEHUMANIZATION; MENTAL fatigue; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
ISRN Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2012, p1
- ISSN
2090-4436
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.5402/2012/593876