Algunas características asociadas con la presencia de indicadores de Burnout en profesionales de salud mental panameños.

Authors

  • Rubén Díaz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37387/ipc.v2i3.20

Keywords:

Burnout, Mental health professional, Coping strategies, Role stressors, Emotional exhaustion

Abstract

Burnout syndrome (BS) is a response towards chronic work stress in which the person develops feelings of emotional exhaustion, uses depersonalization as a defense, and adopt attitudes of diminished sense of professional accomplishment. It develops as a result of ineffective coping strategies toward work stress. This study tries to evaluate BS prevalence and its relation to coping strategies and role stressors, in a sample of 92 mental health professionals who work in hospitals at City of Panama. Four self-report scales (General data survey, MBI, Brief COPE, Role conflict and ambiguity scale) were used to assess variables of interest. A prevalence of 27.2% participants with some level of BS was found. Emotional exhaustion dimension was the most frequent in the sample. Important relations are found with years of service, role ambiguity, and dysfunc-tional- and emotion-centered coping strategies.

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Published

2014-04-15

How to Cite

Díaz, R. (2014). Algunas características asociadas con la presencia de indicadores de Burnout en profesionales de salud mental panameños. Investigación Y Pensamiento Crítico, 2(3), 13–25. https://doi.org/10.37387/ipc.v2i3.20

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014): Investigación y Pensamiento Crítico

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