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Pages 418-423 (1 May 2000)
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Pages 418-423 (1 May 2000)
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Situación de burnout de los pediatras intensivistas españoles
Burnout situation of the spanish pediatric intensivists
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A. Bustinza Arriortuaa,*, J. López-Herce Cida, A. Carrillo Álvareza, M.D. Vigil Escribanob, N. de Lucas Garcíac, E. Panadero Carlavillad
a Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos.
b Servicio de Medicina Preventiva y Gestión de Calidad. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid.
c SAMUR. Protección Civil del Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
d Centro de Atención Primaria de Navalcarnero. Madrid.
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Antecedentes y objetivos

El síndrome de burnout se caracteriza por cansancio emocional, despersonalización y disminución o pérdida del sentimiento de realización personal. Es frecuente en las profesiones asistenciales y de contacto interpersonal y en su génesis intervienen, entre otros, los factores laborales. Se propone determinar su prevalencia entre los pediatras intensivistas españoles.

Métodos

Un total de 68 pediatras intensivistas de la sección de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos de la Asociación Española de Pediatría participaron en el estudio. Se utilizó un cuestionario que contenía preguntas generales sociodemográficas y la versión española del Maslach Burnout Inventory. Se realizó un estudio estadístico descriptivo y analítico que incluía la prueba de la t de Student y el análisis de la variancia.

Resultados

La afectación por el burnout se situó en niveles medios (de 41,9 ± 7,5), siendo destacable la mayor relevancia de la falta de realización personal (18,9 ± 3,5). El 55,9% achacó a los conflictos institucionales su malestar laboral y el 58,8% se planteaba dejar su puesto de trabajo en el futuro.

Conclusiones

Destaca la importancia que tiene el burnout y sus dimensiones en las profesiones sanitarias y en particular en los médicos de cuidados intensivos pediátricos. Aunque las puntuaciones del burnout y sus componentes se sitúan en un rango intermedio, más de la mitad de la población estudiada se plantea abandonar su trabajo.

Palabras clave:
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos
Burnout
Práctica profesional
Satisfacción laboral
Background

The burnout syndrome is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and decrease or loss of the feeling of personal accomplishment. It is frequent in the helping professions where an intense involvement with people needing assistance occurs. In its origin, the work policy factors seem to be important.

Methods

68 pediatric intensive care physicians of the Intensive Care Section of the Spanish Pediatric Association participate in the study. A general questionary and a Spanish version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory was used. The statistical analysis includes: a descriptive analysis, the Student t-test, and the analysis of the variance.

Results

Burnout scores were in the average range (41,9 ± 7,5), with a more important grade in the decrease of personal accomplishment dimension (18,9 ± 3,5). The 55,9% of the responders attributed to the conflict with the managing policy, their work insatisfaction and the 58,8% planned to leave the job in the future.

Conclusions

The importance of burnout and its three dimensions in the health professions and in the hospital setting is stated. It is enhanced that even though the burnout scores were in the average range more than half of the population studied were considering to leave their work in the future.

Key words:
Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Burnout
Professional practice
Job satisfaction
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