ABSTRACT
Objective:
to verify Burnout Syndrome prevalence among nursing technicians of an adult Intensive Care Unit and associate prevalence with sociodemographic and clinical data.
Method:
a cross-sectional study carried out in an adult Intensive Care Unit of a large public hospital in southern Brazil, between March and April/2018. Prevalence was assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory.
Results:
122 nursing technicians participated (aged 39±2.5 years), 76% being women. Burnout Syndrome prevalence was 19.7% and 62.9%. There was a significant association between Burnout Syndrome and depression (p=0.004), as well as Burnout Syndrome and comorbidities (p=0.033), when less conservative criteria were adopted.
Conclusion:
the findings are relevant to professionals in this area and may contribute to adopting strategies to combat Burnout Syndrome.
Descriptors:
Burnout, Professional; Occupational Health; Intensive Care Units; Nursing, Staff; Nursing