Síndrome de burnout en profesionales de enfermería del hospital gineco-obstétrico Ángela Loayza de Ollague en Santa Rosa, provincia El Oro

Abstract

The work activities of health personnel in the nursing area are associated with high degrees of physical and emotional exhaustion due to the need to apply optimal levels of thoroughness and patience in the development of their activities. The presentation of abnormal states in the physical and emotional condition of the worker, as a result of the inability to cope with the demands of the environment, generates work stress; which in chronic states could trigger burnout syndrome. The object of this research work was to determine the presence of burnout syndrome in a group of nursing professionals from a public hospital in the province of El Oro; motivated by the possible repercussions that a delayed identification of this condition would cause. This work was carried out under a descriptive cross-sectional model, through the application of the Maslach Burnout Inventory to 65 nursing professionals. The results obtained determined a minimum proportion of workers with signs of Burnout (10.77%); where there is a predominance of women (92.13%), located in an age range between 32 and 37 years, married with 1 child and more than 6 years of seniority in the profession. Although the results obtained were favorable, it is advisable to carry out a retest and the implementation of a preventive, predictive, and corrective management system which allows to maintain low levels of affection as well as to consider assertive treatment for affected cases and at risk of disease.