Objective

To describe the psychosocial factors in the dimensions of work demands in the residents of medical specialties in Barranquilla.

Methods

A qualitative study with phenomenological methodology in residents of medical specialties assigned to an Institution of Higher Education in Barranquilla. Through the in-depth interviews, the experiences, experiences, and considerations manifested in their daily lives and mental health were collected, in the face of the situations, they face daily in their training in the work context amid the execution of their operational responsibilities.

Results

The five most outstanding dimensions were concentrated in the domain demands of work, with 266 testimonies demands of emotional self-control, followed by 237 in the dimension quantitative demands, 165 in demands of mental load, 152 in environmental demands and of physical effort, and 142 in demands of responsibility of the position.

Conclusions

It is important to review the burdens of work demands throughout the course of the residency of the medical-surgical specialties to reduce psychosocial risks in the performance of their functions.