Burnout syndrome in professionals of the Oncology Service of the Hospital in Ciego de Ávila

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Introduction: burnout syndrome is described as an inadequate way of coping with chronic stress, and it is very frequent among health professionals.

Objective: to identify the burnout syndrome in professionals of the Oncology Service of the Hospital “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola ” of Ciego de Ávila.

Methods: a cross-sectional descriptive observational research was carried out in the period between January 2017 and April 2018. The study universe consisted of 16 professionals. A structured interview, the Maslach Burnout Inventory psychodiagnostic technique and the list of indicators of vulnerability to stress were applied. Ethical principles were met.

Results: among those affected, female nursing staff predominated. The average age was 36,38 years; 100 % of the professionals were married and the time of experience in the service was more than five years. Most were satisfied from a work point of view. The psychodiagnostic technique revealed high scores in the items of the emotional exhaustion dimension (56,25 %), low depersonalization (25,00 %) and low personal fulfillment (43,75 %). The dimension most affected in professionals was emotional exhaustion (56,25 %). Only in one case (6,25 %), a nursing professional, was burnout syndrome detected. The list of indicators of vulnerability to stress revealed a high frequency (56,25 %) of the appearance of psychosomatic disorder.

Conclusions: a nursing professional with burnout syndrome was identified, in addition to the presence of high levels of work stress in the professionals studied.

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José Manuel González Cendán, HOSPITAL PROVINCIAL GENERAL DOCENTE “DR. ANTONIO LUACES IRAOLA” CIEGO DE ÁVILA

Dr. Especialista de 1er Grado en Medicina Interna. Máster en Longevidad Satisfactoria. Profesor Asistente. Hospital Provincial Dr Antonio Luaces Iraola.

Damaris Pino Rodríguez, Hospital Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola de Ciego de Ávila

Psicología

Marleny Abreu Terry, Policlínico Norte de Ciego de Ávila

Psicología

Debbie Sinal Montalvo, Policlínio Belkys Sotomayor

Medicina General Integral

Daimaris González Pino, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. facultad Dr. José Assef Yara

Estudiante de 4to Año de la carrera de Medicina

Sara Rodríguez García, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. facultad Dr. José Assef Yara

Estudiante de 3er Año de la carrera de Medicina

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2020-10-23

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González Cendán JM, Pino Rodríguez D, Abreu Terry M, Sinal Montalvo D, González Pino D, Rodríguez García S. Burnout syndrome in professionals of the Oncology Service of the Hospital in Ciego de Ávila. Mediciego [Internet]. 2020 Oct. 23 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];26(3):e1545. Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/1545

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