Scores and Risk Factors Associated with Burnout Among Professionals of Child and Adolescent Health Care
Journal Title: Interventions in Pediatric Dentistry Open Access Journal - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: In recent dentistry scientific research, it has been observed that worker´s mental health has been an object of investigation. Due to several implication both in functional performance and quality of life affiliates by some people with this disorder. This paper reports the prevalence and risk associated with burnout syndrome (BS) in children and adolescent’s health care professionals. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical statistics (based on margin of error 5.0%). The study area includes the city of Campina Grande, Paraiba State, Northeastern Brazilian. The instruments for data collection were interview with structured questionnaires The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) and a demographic questionnaire were used (n=87). For data analysis we used Student’s t-test and ANOVA. Results: The final sample was composed of 63 professionals (72.4 % of the universe). According to the data, 90.5 % of participants were female, mean age 41 years ± 12.33. The prevalence of scores related to BS occurred in 49.2% of investigated; 46.0% in the initial phase for this disease and 3.2% with Burnout installed. These patients presented predominantly low level of emotional exhaustion (57.1%) and moderate levels of depersonalization. All had a high professional achievement. Variables, marital status and family incomes were positively associated with depersonalization. Conclusion: Approximately half of professionals of health care for children and adolescents reported symptoms related to BS scores, making necessary a more focused approach to the diagnosis and intervention methods to be adopted for the target population discriminated.
Authors and Affiliations
Luciana de Barros Correia Fontes, Armiliana Soares do Nascimento, Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti, Maria da Conceição de Barros Correia, Rosa Maria Mariz de Melo Sales Marmhoud Coury, Darlene Cristina Ramos Eloy Dantas, Virgínia Paula Batista de Brito, Maria da Conceição de Barros Correia, Niedje Siqueira de Lima, Sônia Maria Soares da Silva, Samuel Rodrigo de Andrade Veras, Guilherme Soares Gomes da Silva
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