[The professional burnout syndrome in resident physicians in hospital medical specialties].
BACKGROUND
To evaluate the existence of burnout among medicine residents of hospitality specialties, and the relationship with sundry factors.


METHODS
A transversal study was made among internal medicine residents of La Fe Hospital with more than one year in their job. For this purpose two questionnaires were used: a) the Maslach Burnout Inventory and a general questionnaire about social, demographic, residency, laborer and economic factors.


RESULTS
Fifty-six (81.1%) internal medicine residents participated. Comparing with Spanish sample established with medical specialists, we found 7.1% or the residents with high scores on emotional exhaustion, while 17.8% scored high on depersonalization and 23.2% scored low on personal accomplishment. But the levels were lower on residents sample than in the medical specialties sample. Factors associated with burnout were social and demographic compass (be single), like on residency compass (the chosen specialty was not the first option), like properly laborer (low laborer satisfaction, to feel low recognition from boss or patients). We didn't find relationship with economic factors.


CONCLUSIONS
There are hospitality internal medicine residents who suffer burnout and exist relationship with social, demographic, residency and laborer factors.
Belloch García
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari La Fe, Valencia.
Renovell Farré
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Calabuig Alborch
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Gómez Salinas
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006280:Health Workforce; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D013038:Specialization; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires