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Revista Salud Uninorte
versión impresa ISSN 0120-5552versión On-line ISSN 2011-7531
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ARANDA BELTRAN, Carolina et al. Psychosocial variables and Burnout syndrome in general physicians in Tepic, Nayarit (México). Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2015, vol.31, n.2, pp.245-254. ISSN 0120-5552.
Objective: To examine the psychosocial factors that are associated with burnout syndrome in the general physicians who work for a public health institution in Tepic (Nayarit, Mexico). Material and methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was performed. The population was comprised of 97 general physicians who participated voluntarily and signed an informed consent. To collect the information, two instruments were used: the identification of psychosocial factors guide of the Mexican Social Security Institute and the scale of "Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Results: The overall prevalence of psychosocial factors was 23.7% and 32% for the burnout syndrome. Significant associations were obtained between some areas of psychosocial factors with different dimensions of burnout syndrome. It showed significant evidence between both scales, with an OR of 2.70 and a value of p = 0.0441. Conclusions: The physicians may manifest burnout syndrome due to the requirement that deserves health care and welfare of people. Adjustment of work area, job organization and tasks could be an important strategy.
Palabras clave : psychosocial factors; burnout syndrome; general physician.