Burnout prevalence among Portuguese General and Family Medicine residents

• Autor(a) principal: dos Santos, Sara Cristina Robalo
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Viegas, Ana Isabel Francisco, Morgado, Catarina Isabel de Magalhães Oliveira, Ramos, Carla Sofia Varela, Soares, Christina Nunes Delgado, Roxo, Helena Mafalda da Conceição João, Santos, Mafalda Cleto da Silva, Nabais, Sara Nunes Pires
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/1430
• topic: Burnout; Professional. Internship and Residency. Family Practice. Primary Health Care.; Esgotamento Profissional. Internato e Residência. Medicina de Família e Comunidade. Atenção Primária à Saúde.; Esgotamento Profissional. Internato e Residência. Medicina de Família e Comunidade. Atenção Primária à Saúde.; Esgotamento Profissional

Objective: To determine the burnout prevalence among general and family medicine residents (MGF) in Portugal and to analyze variables that can influence burnout levels in their three dimensions (Emotional Exhaustion - EE; Depersonalization - DP; and Personal Accomplishment - PA). Methods: Cross-sectional study observation; questionnaires were apllied from November to December 2015, constituted by the Maslach Burnout Inventory and by sociodemographic and residency variables. Sample size estimated of 327 residents (CI 95%; sampling error of 5%). Results: The representative sample of 431 residents (average age 28.7 years old, 80.7% comprised of women). The prevalence of overall burnout (high burnout levels in EE and/or DP) was 46.9%, with 38.1% with high burnout in EE dimension, 45.2% in PA dimension and 26.5% in DP dimension. There was a statistically significant association between high burnout levels in residents taking anxiolytics/hypnotics – EE (p<0.001); PA (p=0.001) e DP (p<0.001) and in residents taking antidepressant medication – in EE and PA dimensions (p=0.01). In residents intending to give up the internship or the medical career we found high levels of burnout in EE (p<0.001 for both intentions), in PA (p=0.003 and p=0.01, respectively) and DP (p=0.005 and p<0.001, respectively). The residents who did not choose family medicine (MGF) as a first option had high levels of burnout in DP (p<0.001) and PA (p=0.04) dimensions. Conclusions: Given the high prevalence of burnout in family medicine residents in Portugal, it is essential to develop new studies internationally and to create strategies to prevent and minimize the negative impact of this syndrome.