INTRODUCTION:

Burnout syndrome is a condition of increasing prevalence that affects quality of life and labor outcomes.

OBJECTIVE:

To describe the prevalence and factors related to burnout syndrome in Colombian neurologists.

METHODOLOGY:

By mean of a self-administered survey we obtained information from 119 neurologists currently working in Colombia. Sociodemographic and Maslasch Burnout Inventory data were collected. To calculate statistical correlation of variables related to the syndrome a logistic regression model was used.

RESULTS:

Burnout syndrome was determined in 49.6% of interviewed neurologists (2 or more affected dimensions).This condition was related to female gender (P=0.036), number of hours worked weekly (P=0.040) and level of work satisfaction (P<0.001). Having a hobby was determined as protector for burnout (P=0.024).

CONCLUSION:

Burnout syndrome is a prevalent condition in Colombian neurologists. This information should be considered for designing policies directed to better labor conditions for this specialty in our country.

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