Síndrome de Burnout y hábitos alimentarios en los trabajadores de la empresa Muebles El Bosque.

Abstract

Burnout syndrome is the inadequate response to chronic stress resulting from a high level of tension at job, personal frustration and inadequate attitudes of confrontation in conflictive situation; it is classified by the WHO as an occupational hazard. The objective of this research was to evaluate the Burnout Syndrome, eating habits and their possible relationship in Muebles El Bosque´s employees in a population of 75 workers of which 61% belonged to the male sex with an age range of 30 to 39 years in 45%. The data were collected by email surveys. Burnout was assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and eating habits with a Food Frequency Questionnaire. The study was descriptive approach, quantitative, correlational and cross-sectional. The results obtained showed a moderate level of the syndrome (84%), being predominant in the male sex with 85%, however, in its three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment present a slight level. In relation to the food frequency, insufficient amounts of dairy product, fish, fruits, vegetables among others, were determined. There was a correlation between eating habits and the moderate presence of the syndrome, being the male gender with a higher percentage of saturated fat and simple carbohydrate intake. There was no significant relationship between eating habits and the level of presence of the syndrome, however, the group with the highest risk to present the syndrome was the male sex.