BURNOUT SYNDROME IN INTENSIVE PHYSIOTHERAPEUTICS

Abstract

Introduction: The Burnout Syndrome is a psychiatric disorder depressive character, preceded by physical and mental exhaustion, with close association to the professional activity. The Intensive Care Units are within the context of risk to occupational health, because they are indoors, having demanding and stressful hard work routines, which routinely involve ethical issues and making difficult decisions, in addition to permanent coexistence with suffering and death. These factors open doors for diseases stress linked, coming a crescent concern for the quality of life of professionals who work in these units. Objective: evaluate the presence of aspects related to Burnout Syndrome in intensivist physiotherapists in Vitória da Conquista-BA and to correlate with their quality of life. Methodology: Is a descriptive, exploratory, analytical, cross-sectional design and quantitative approach, it was to sample n 25 professionals, consisting of Physiotherapists active in adult Intensive Care Units of Vitória da Conquista- BA. It used two self-administered questionnaires to assess the presence of aspects related to burnout syndrome and quality of life. Results: Wetched a prevalence of Burnout in only one professional of those who participated in the study (4%) and another four presented a high risk of developing it (16%). It has also been observed that most physiotherapists have good quality of life in most WOQOL-bref domains. Correlation between the aspects of Burnout Syndrome and Quality of Life showed a statistically significant negative correlation at 1% between Quality of Life in the physical domain and depersonalization (r=-0.53). Positive correlations between the physical domain and the professional achievement (r=0.39) were also observed at 10%, and there was a negative correlation between the psychological domain and depersonalization (r=-0.34), at this same level of significance. Conclusion: Although physiotherapists working in Intensive Care Units are exposed to risk factors, high levels of Burnout were not observed. It is also worth noting that a portion of professionals presented a high risk of developing it, being an alert, since, if preventive measures are not implemented, these professionals may develop the syndrome.