Burnout no trabalho de médicos pediatras

Abstract

Background: Burnout is an excessive work-related stress response that involves three main dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced professional achievement. Aims: Te 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: Te present quantitative and descriptive study included 78 professionals. Te 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. Te prevalence of high levels in two of these dimensions simultaneously was 23.1%. Conclusions: Te analyzed pediatricians exhibited high levels of emotional exhaustion and low values of depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment. Te 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.