Burnout Syndrome in medicine undergraduates of a university in Bahia, Brazil

Authors

  • Ramon Lucas Bomfim de Aguiar Universidade do estado da Bahia
  • Márcia Cristina Maciel de Aguiar Universidade do Estado da Bahia
  • Magno Conceição das Mercês Universidade do estado da Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3394rpds.v7i2.1893

Keywords:

Burnout, College students, Stress, Mental health

Abstract

Burnout is defined as what ceased to function due to absolute lack of energy. Burnout syndrome is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and poor professional achievement. Medical students are a group at risk for the development of this syndrome due to the pressure exerted by their social and family circle, from the decision to give a doctor's degree to medicine until the conclusion of the course. Objective: To describe the prevalence of Burnout Syndrome in medical students of the State University of Bahia (UNEB) and to identify if there are sociodemographic, academic and psychosocial variables associated with it. Method: cross-sectional descriptive, carried out with UNEB medical students from the 1st to the 8th semesters, applying a questionnaire for the sociodemographic, academic and psychosocial variables and the MBI-SS (Maslach Burnout Inventory / Student Survey). Results: The Syndrome had a prevalence of 19.6% in the sample, 35.4% had a high risk of developing the syndrome and 26.6% % low risk. Among the variables studied "having children", "having current occupation", and "thinking about giving up the course" had a positive association with statistical significance (p <0.05) with the development of Burnout Syndrome. Conclusion: there is a need to implement preventive and curative measures regarding the high level of emotional exhaustion, and the average rates of disbelief, which may lead to a reduction in the risk of developing Burnout Syndrome in these students.

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Author Biographies

  • Ramon Lucas Bomfim de Aguiar, Universidade do estado da Bahia
    Graduando em medicina, ex-ligante da Liga Acadêmica de Fisiopatologia da UNEB atual Liga Acadêmica de Clínica Médica, e ex-monitor da disciplina Procedimentos cirúrgicos.
  • Márcia Cristina Maciel de Aguiar, Universidade do Estado da Bahia
    Psiquiatra. Mestre em Ciências Sociais, Universidade federal da Bahia (UFBA). Doutoranda de Medicina e Saúde Humana, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública. Professora Auxiliar da Universidade do Estado da Bahia e Professora da Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências
  • Magno Conceição das Mercês, Universidade do estado da Bahia
    Enfermeiro. Doutorando em Ciências da Saúde pela Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Mestrado Acadêmico em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS). Professor Auxiliar e coordenador da Área de Conhecimento em Saúde Coletiva do Departamento de Ciências da Vida da Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB)

Published

07/30/2018

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How to Cite

Aguiar, R. L. B. de, de Aguiar, M. C. M., & Mercês, M. C. das. (2018). Burnout Syndrome in medicine undergraduates of a university in Bahia, Brazil. Revista Psicologia, Diversidade E Saúde, 7(2), 267-276. https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3394rpds.v7i2.1893

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