Burnout prevalence in pediatricians of general hospitals

• Autor(a) principal: Gil-Monte, Pedro R
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Marucco, Mariana A
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: spa
• Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32451
• topic: Médicos Hospitalares; Recursos Humanos em Hospital^i3^spsicolo; Estafa Profissional^i3^sclassifica; Avaliação de Desempenho; Satisfação no Emprego; Estudos Transversais; Médicos Hospitalarios; Recursos Humanos; Hospital^i1^sPsicolo; Síndrome de quemarse por el trabajo^i1^sclasificac; Evaluación del Rendimiento de Empleados; Satisfacción en el Trabajo; Estudios Transversales; Hospitalists Personnel; Hospital^i2^spsychol; Burnout; Professional^i2^sclassificat; Employee Performance Appraisal; Job Satisfaction; Cross-Sectional Studies

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of burnout in pediatricians of general hospitals. METHODS: Non-randomized cross-sectional study carried out in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2006. The study sample comprised 123 pediatricians working in pediatrics services of general hospitals, 89 women (72.4%) and 34 men (27.6%). Data were gathered through an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire. Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and different approaches were employed to estimate burnout prevalence. RESULTS: The prevalence of burnout was different according to the approach used: the prevalence was 10.6% by the United States criteria; 24.4% by the Spanish criteria; 37.4% by the Argentinean criteria and 3.25% by the Dutch clinical criteria. CONCLUSIONS: Burnout prevalences varied significantly depending on the approach used due to cross-cultural influences.