[Professional burnout in family physicians and its association with social demographic and labor factors].
OBJECTIVE
To determinate the prevalence of burnout in family physicians of the Family Medicine Units in the Estado de México and its association with labor and socio demographics factors.


METHODS
A transversal study was made in five Family Medicine Units. 154 physicians of both sex participated in this study. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) which measures the burnout in its three dimensions: emotional fatigue (EC), depersonalization (DP) and personal realization (PR), was applied by self-administration. Socio-demographic and labor details were obtained.


RESULTS
Response rate was 85. A high CE was significantly associated to inadequate physical area, OR 3.9 CI 95% 1.5-10.6; to work load OR 7.6 CI 95% 1.6-50.7 and to lack of labor incentives OR 4.4 CI 95% 1.7-11.9 depersonalization was associated only with salary OR 2.6 CI 95% 1.05-6.4.


CONCLUSIONS
Family physicians of Mexican Institute of Social Security have labor factors that are associated with burnout that can affect patient's attention.
López-León
Elizabeth
E
Unidad de Medicina Familiar 67, Hospital General Regional 72, Delegación Estado de México Oriente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico.
Rodríguez-Moctezuma
José Raymundo
JR
López-Carmona
Juan Manuel
JM
Peralta-Pedrero
María Luisa
ML
Munguía-Miranda
Catarina
C
D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors