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versión impresa ISSN 2216-0973versión On-line ISSN 2346-3414
Resumen
JACOME, Sandra Jimena; VILLAQUIRAN-HURTADO, Andrés; GARCIA, Claudia Patricia y DUQUE, Iván Leonardo. Prevalence of Burnout syndrome in medical residents. Rev Cuid [online]. 2019, vol.10, n.1, e543. Epub 04-Nov-2019. ISSN 2216-0973. https://doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.v10i1.543.
Introduction
Due to the high load of academic-assistance demands during medical residency, a burnout state of occupational nature might be generated because of psychological and emotional stress.
Purpose
To determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome in medical residents of a public university in the department of Cauca - Colombia.
Materials and Methods
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 40 students of medical residency who presented emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment, dimensions evaluated by the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey Test, an instrument that assesses the prevalence of burnout syndrome.
Results
In a population of medical residents composed of men in 55%, the burnout prevalence rate was 0.9%, being present in 47.5% of the participants. While emotional exhaustion was reported in 42,5% and lower degrees of depersonalization in 55%, high levels of personal accomplishment were reported by just half of them.
Discussion
The presence of high levels of emotional exhaustion has a decisive value for the prevalence of burnout syndrome in the population of medical residents, similar to that reported in different studies in doctors and medical specialists.
Conclusions
There is a high prevalence of burnout syndrome in medical residents, being more often in females under 35 years old.
Palabras clave : Internship and Residency; Burnout, Professional; Mental Health; Physicians.