medigraphic.com
Colegio de Medicina Interna de México.

2021, Number 3

<< Back Next >>

Med Int Mex 2021; 37 (3)

Burnout syndrome in Mexican health professionals. Doctors: martyrs or victims of their profession?

Romero-González A, Aldrete-Velasco J, Pedraza-Chávez J, Reyes-Zavala C, Treviño-Lozano F, Barrel AE, Rodríguez-García J, Gallardo-Tenorio AJ, Camacho-Silva B, Aldrete-Audiffred JC

Language: Spanish
References: 19
Page: 343-358
PDF size: 251.17 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: Burnout syndrome is characterized by gradual exhaustion, anxiety, depression, and distant and aggressive behavior; it adopts peculiar characteristics among health professionals.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome among health professionals attending the XXXIX National Congress of Internal Medicine (Querétaro, Mexico, November 16-19, 2016).
Materials and Methods: Study based on a semi-structured survey (not validated) of 18 questions in Spanish, and subsequent statistical analysis with Pearson’s correlation and Student’s t tests.
Results: A total of 1089 professionals were surveyed, 35% female, with an average age of 40.2 years. The overall prevalence of burnout syndrome was 52%, with greater impact in women (54%) than in men (46%). The symptoms most frequently associated with burnout syndrome were: fatigue (78%), exhaustion attributable to work activity (69%), and anxiety (65%).
Conclusions: Burnout syndrome is highly prevalent among Mexican health professionals and requires rational treatment strategies for the benefit of themselves and their patients.


REFERENCES

  1. Carrillo-Esper R, Gómez-Hernández K, Espinoza de los Monteros-Estrada I. Síndrome de burnout en la práctica médica. Med Int Mex 2012; 28 (6): 579-84.

  2. Velázquez-Pérez L, Colin-Piana R, González-González M. Afrontando la residencia médica: depresión y burnout. Gac Méd Méx 2013; 149: 183-95.

  3. Asencio López L, Almaraz-Celis GD, Carrillo Maciel V, et al. Síndrome de burnout en estudiantes de primero a sexto año de medicina en una universidad privada del norte de México: estudio descriptivo transversal. Medwave 2016; 16 (3); doi. 10.5867/medwave.2016.03.6432.

  4. Grau A, Flichtentrei D, Suñer R, et al. Influencia de factores personales, profesionales y transnacionales en el síndrome de burnout en personal sanitario hispanoamericano y español. Rev Esp Salud Pública 2009; 83 (2): 215-30.

  5. Kabir MJ, Heidari A, Etemad K, et al. Job burnout, job satisfaction, and related factors among health care workers in Golestan Province, Iran. Electron Physician 2016; 8 (9): 2924-30. doi. 10.19082/2924.

  6. Nedrow A, Steckler NA, Hardman J. Physician resilience and burnout: can you make the switch? Fam Pract Manag 2013; 20 (1): 25-30.

  7. Terrones-Rodríguez JF, Cisneros-Pérez V, Arreola-Rocha JJ. Síndrome de burnout en médicos residentes del Hospital General de Durango, México. Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2016; 54 (2): 242-8.

  8. Tobie-Gutiérrez WA, Nava-López JA. Burnout, su impacto en la residencia médica y en la atención de los pacientes. Rev Mex Anestesiol 2012; 35 (1): 233-7.

  9. Salyers MP, Bonfils KA, Luther L, et al. The relationship between professional burnout and quality and safety in healthcare: a meta-analysis. J Gen Intern Med 2016; 32 (4): 475-82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-016-3886-9.

  10. Kealy D, Halli P, Ogrodniczuk JS, et al. Burnout among Canadian psychiatry residents: a national survey. Can J Psychiatry 2016; 61 (II): 732-6. https://doi. org/10.1177/0706743716645286.

  11. Hernández-Vargas CI, Dickinson ME, Fernández-Ortega MA. El síndrome de desgaste profesional burnout en médicos mexicanos. Rev Fac Med UNAM 2008; 51 (1): 11-4.

  12. López-Martínez C, López-Solache G. Síndrome de bornout en enfermeras de primer y segundo nivel de atención en la Ciudad de México. Epidemiología 2005; 33 (22); semana 33 (14 a 20 de agosto de 2005).

  13. Ballinas-Aguilar AG, Alarcón-Morales C, Balseiro-Almario CL. Síndrome de burnout en enfermeras de un centro médico. Rev Enferm Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2009; 17 (1): 23-9.

  14. Sánchez-Cruz J, Mugártegui-Sánchez S. Síndrome de agotamiento profesional en los médicos familiares. Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2013; 51 (4): 428-31.

  15. Magalhães E, Machado de Sousa-Oliveira AC, Sousa- Govêia C, et al. Prevalencia del síndrome de burnout entre los anestesistas del Distrito Federal. Atención Primaria 2015; 65 (2): 104-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. bjane.2013.07.016.

  16. Miranda-Lara R, Monzalvo-Herrera G, Hernández-Caballero B, Ocampo-Torres M. Prevalencia del síndrome de burnout en personal de enfermería de dos instituciones de salud. Rev Enferm Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2016; 24 (2): 115-22.

  17. Flores-Tesillo SY, Ruíz-Martínez AO. Burnout en profesionales de la salud y personal administrativo en una unidad médica de primer nivel. Psicología y Salud 2018; 28 (1): 63-72. https://doi.org/10.25009/pys.v28i1.2539.

  18. Rothenberger DA. Physician burnout and well-being: a systematic review and framework for action. Dis Colon Rectum 2017; 60: 567-76. https://doi.org/10.1097/ DCR.0000000000000844.

  19. Gazelle G, Liebschutz JM, Riess H. Physician burnout: coaching a way out. J Gen Intern Med 2014; 30 (4): 508-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-3144-y.




2020     |     www.medigraphic.com