Professional burnout in pediatric intensive care units in Argentina.
Arch Argent Pediatr
; 110(6): 466-73, 2012 12.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
There is currently a deficiency of physicians in pediatric intensive care units (PICU). The cause of this deficit is multifactorial, although the burnout phenomenon has been described as relevant.OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the situation of human resource in the pediatric intensive care units in Argentina and measure the level of burnout.METHODS:
An observational cross-sectional study through surveys administered electronically; the Maslach Burnout Inventory was used. Physicians that work at public o private pediatric intensive care units in Argentina during at least 24 hours per week were invited to participate.RESULTS:
A total of 162 surveys were completed (response rate 60%). We observed a high risk of burnout in emotional exhaustion in 40 therapists (25%), in fulfillment in 9 (6%), and depersonalization in 31 (19%). In combination, 66 professionals (41%) had a high risk of burnout to some extent; there were independent protective factors of this risk as to be certified in the specialty (ORA 0.38, 95% CI 0.19 to 0.75) and work in public sector PICU (ORA 0.31, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.65), while working more than 36 hours/week on duty increased the risk (ORA 1.94, 95% CI 1.1 to 3.85). Additionally, 31% said that they did not plan to continue working in intensive care, and 86% did not think to continue with on call duties in the following years. Over 60% of respondents reported that changes in professional practice (salary, staff positions, early retirement, fewer loads on call) could prolong the expectation of continuing activities in PICU.CONCLUSIONS:
A significant percentage of doctors working in the PICU of Argentina have a high risk of burnout syndrome and a low expectation of continuing in the field.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pediatría
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Agotamiento Profesional
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Enfermedades Profesionales
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
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Es
Revista:
Arch Argent Pediatr
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Argentina