Síndrome de desgaste profesional en trabajadores de atención a la salud en el área sanitaria de Ceuta / Burnout syndrome in health workers in Ceuta

Objetivo: Determinar los niveles de síndrome de desgaste profesional en trabajadores de atención a la salud de Ceuta. Diseño: Estudio transversal de prevalencia. Emplazamiento: Área sanitaria de Ceuta de atención primaria y especializada. Participantes: Muestra de 200 trabajadores estratificada por sexo, puesto y centro de trabajo. Mediciones principales: El instrumento utilizado es el Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Se estudiaron variables personales (edad, sexo, estado civil), laborales (centro, puesto de trabajo, antigüedad) y parámetros sanguíneos. Resultados: El síndrome de desgaste profesional está presente en el 17,2% (IC 95%: 10,4-26,0) de los trabajadores. Existe asociación significativa con el puesto de trabajo, con diferencias en las cifras de agotamiento emocional, despersonalización afectiva y logro profesional. La proteína C reactiva es más elevada en los trabajadores con desgaste profesional. Conclusiones: La prevalencia de desgaste profesional es similar a la de otros estudios. Las diferencias entre trabajadores sanitarios y no sanitarios podría deberse a una mayor motivación para la realización profesional, aunque puntúen de una forma más elevada en agotamiento y despersonalización. La elevación de marcadores inespecíficos de la inflamación parece confirmar los hallazgos de otros estudios(AU)

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the levels of burnout among employees of health care workers in the Health Area of Ceuta (Spain). Design: Prevalence study. Setting: Ceuta Health Area (Primary and Specialty Care). Participants: A sample of 200 workers stratified by sex, job and workplace. Measurements: The tool used was the MBI (Maslach Burnout Inventory). We also studied personal (age, sex, marital status) and work variables (centre, job, age) and blood parameters (C-reactive protein and others). Results: The burnout syndrome was present in 17.2% of workers (95% CI: 10.4-26.0). There was a significant relationship with job, with differences in emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and professional achievement. C-reactive protein was significantly higher in workers with burnout. Conclusions: Burnout prevalence in the health care workers in our sample is similar to other studies. The differences between health and non-health workers could be due to greater motivation for professional achievement, but they scored higher in exhaustion and depersonalisation. The increase in C-reactive protein, a non-specific inflammation marker, seems to confirm the findings of other studies(AU)

[Burnout syndrome in health workers in Ceuta]. / Síndrome de desgaste profesional en trabajadores de atención a la salud en el área sanitaria de Ceuta.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine the levels of burnout among employees of health care workers in the Health Area of Ceuta (Spain). DESIGN: Prevalence study. SETTING: Ceuta Health Area (Primary and Specialty Care). PARTICIPANTS: A sample of 200 workers stratified by sex, job and workplace. MEASUREMENTS: The tool used was the MBI (Maslach Burnout Inventory). We also studied personal (age, sex, marital status) and work variables (centre, job, age) and blood parameters (C-reactive protein and others). RESULTS: The burnout syndrome was present in 17.2% of workers (95% CI: 10.4-26.0). There was a significant relationship with job, with differences in emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and professional achievement. C-reactive protein was significantly higher in workers with burnout. CONCLUSIONS: Burnout prevalence in the health care workers in our sample is similar to other studies. The differences between health and non-health workers could be due to greater motivation for professional achievement, but they scored higher in exhaustion and depersonalisation. The increase in C-reactive protein, a non-specific inflammation marker, seems to confirm the findings of other studies.