Prevalencia de síndrome de agotamiento profesional y su relación con las condiciones de trabajo en el personal de salud de la zona rural del departamento del Cauca, Colombia 2016
Thesis
Introduction:The burnout syndrome is defined as the answer to chronic work-related stress, it frequently affects the health workforce, and it’s been regarded as an occupational risk according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It develops affected by many elements, mainly sociodemographic and occupational.Objective:To determine the incidence of the burnout syndrome and its connection with the health staff working conditions in the rural area of Cauca. Methodology:A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 4 level I rural hospitals with a simple random probability sampling, with a total staff of 212 employees, 74.5% from which were assistance and 25.5% administrative. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) survey was used with them; comprising 22 items and it measured 3 aspects of the syndrome: Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of personal accomplishment. Also the National Working Conditions survey from the National Work Safety and Hygiene Institute of Spain (INSHT)* and a STATA data analysis version 12. -*its acronym in Spanish- Results:The findings were: a general burnout syndrome incidence of 39.7%, and according to each dimension an emotional exhaustion of 21.7%, a depersonalization of 15.1% and personal accomplishment of 13.7%. Statistical significance was found relating age and low personal accomplishment (p=0.037), psycho-occupational risk factors by heavy work load and emotional exhaustion (p=0.020), lack of autonomy and emotional exhaustion (p=0.021), among others. On the biomechanical risk factors due to deficient lighting and emotional exhaustion (p=0.000), deficient lighting and depersonalization (p=0.017), and deficient lighting and syndrome in general (p=0.000).Conclusion:The burnout syndrome incidence within health staff working at the rural area of Cauca was 39.7%, the most determining dimension was emotional exhaustion, followed by depersonalization and finally personal accomplishment. The recommendation is to begin a program of epidemiological control in preventing occupational exhaustion and to take action on biomechanical and psycho-occupational factors.
