title: [The burn-out syndrome in physicians of the public health system of a health area].
abstract: The syndrome of professional exhaustion (burn-out) and the influence of work conditions are studied among 273 physicians of the Public Health System, 143 specialists and 130 Primary Care physicians. All of them answered two questionnaires: the Maslach Burn-out Inventory and another questionnaire related to the job. The results show significantly higher levels of exhaustion in the specialists than their fellow-workers in Primary Care units. Both groups are also compared to the original American sample. The results are commented in the context of a possible influence of a Health Reform. The urgent necessity of managerial measures to stop and prevent the Syndrome is concluded.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Psiquiatría, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Sonsoles, Avila.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Díaz González
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hidalgo Rodrigo
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D010820:Physicians; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013030:Spain; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States
vernacular_title: El síndrome de burn-out en los médicos del Sistema Sanitario Público de un Area de Salud.