title: [Burnout prevalence in pediatricians of general hospitals].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the prevalence of burnout in pediatricians of general hospitals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Non-randomized cross-sectional study carried out in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2006. The study sample comprised 123 pediatricians working in pediatrics services of general hospitals, 89 women (72.4%) and 34 men (27.6%). Data were gathered through an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire. Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and different approaches were employed to estimate burnout prevalence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of burnout was different according to the approach used: the prevalence was 10.6% by the United States criteria; 24.4% by the Spanish criteria; 37.4% by the Argentinean criteria and 3.25% by the Dutch clinical criteria.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Burnout prevalences varied significantly depending on the approach used due to cross-cultural influences.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación Psicosocial de la Conducta Organizacional, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Valencia, Avenida Blasco Ibáñez 21, Valencia, Spain. Pedro.Gil-Monte@uv.es
authors.forename: Pedro R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Gil-Monte
authors.forename: Mariana A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Marucco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires