Síndrome de burnout en profesionales de la salud de las áreas críticas de un hospital público de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Burnout Syndrome is a psychological-physical alteration that is more common in health personnel due to exposure to continuous stress as a result of work overload. Objective: Determine the presence of Burnout Syndrome in health professionals who work in critical areas of a public hospital in Guayaquil. Methodology: Descriptive work, due to the presence and characteristics of the sample based on the current problem; quantitative, obtaining and analyzing results; design according to time is prospective, data directly from the subjects and cross-sectional, information collected during the year 2023. Technique: Questionnaires. Instrument: Maslach Burnout Inventory Questionnaire. Population: 79 health professionals who work in the critical area of a public hospital in Guayaquil. Results: sociodemographic characteristics, 42% between 29 to 34 years of age, 57% are women, 32% have nursing degrees, 44% indicate that they have 3 children, 53% have double employment, 47% have been working for 1 to 3 years ; Burnout dimensions, 73% high level in emotional exhaustion, 45% medium level depersonalization, 41% medium level in personal fulfillment. Conclusions: There is burnout syndrome in health professionals who work in critical areas of a public hospital in Guayaquil and to a large extent, which would endanger the stability of the institution and the health system because the staff is exhausted. causing poor work performance and accidents due to said work.