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Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna

On-line version ISSN 2312-3893

Abstract

ARIAS GUTIERREZ, Alejandra  and  BRENES GOMEZ, Eric. Occupational burnout syndrome in the nursing staff of the Parrita health area, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int. [online]. 2024, vol.11, n.1, e11122404.  Epub Feb 01, 2024. ISSN 2312-3893.  https://doi.org/10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2024.e11122404.

Objective:

To identify the prevalence of occupational burnout syndrome in employees of the Nursing Department of the Parrita Health Area of ​​the Costa Rican Social Security Fund during 2023.

Methodology:

A cross-sectional descriptive observational study was carried out. The instrument called Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) validated in Spanish was applied to 40 health workers. The prevalence of occupational burnout syndrome was calculated, and its three dimensions were analyzed: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. A statistical correlation was also carried out between the signs of the syndrome and the variables included in the study.

Results:

The prevalence of employees with signs of occupational burnout syndrome identified was 47.5%. Forty-two-point-five percent of the employees were affected in personal achievement, 7.5% in depersonalization and 5.0% in emotional exhaustion. No statistically significant relationship was identified between the variables included in the study and the presence of signs of this syndrome.

Conclusion:

There is a high prevalence of signs of occupational burnout syndrome in the staff of the Nursing Department of the Parrita Health Area, evidenced mainly in the dimension of personal accomplishment.

Keywords : occupational burnout; nursing; primary health care; Costa Rica.

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