[Professional Burnout Syndrome of intensive care physicians from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil].
OBJECTIVE
Describe prevalence of the Burnout syndrome in intensive care physicians of Salvador, associated to demographic data and aspects of the work environment (psychological demand and job control).


METHODS
This cross sectional study has investigated the association between work conditions and Burnout Syndrome in a population of 297 Intensive Care Physicians from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. An individual, self-report questionnaire evaluated the physicians' psychological aspects of work, using the demand-control model (Job Content Questionnaire) and their mental health, using the Maslash Burnout Inventory (MBI).


RESULTS
The study found work overload,a high proportion of on duty physicians and low income for the hours worked. Prevalence of the Burnout Syndrome was 7.4% and it was more closely associated with aspects of the job's psychological demand than with its control.


CONCLUSIONS
Physicians under great stress (high demand and low control) presented prevalence of the Bornout Syndrome 10.2 times higher than those under low stress (low demand and high control) jobs.
Tironi
Márcia Oliveira Staffa
MO
Universidade de Salvador, Salvador, BA.
Nascimento Sobrinho
Carlito Lopes
CL
Barros
Dalton de Souza
Dde S
Reis
Eduardo José Farias Borges
EJ
Marques Filho
Edson Silva
ES
Almeida
Alessandro
A
Bitencourt
Almir
A
Feitosa
Ana Isabela Ramos
AI
Neves
Flávia Serra
FS
Mota
Igor Carlos Cunha
IC
França
Juliana
J
Borges
Lorena Guimarães
LG
Lordão
Manuela Barreto de Jesus
MB
Trindade
Maria Valverde
MV
Teles
Marcelo Santos
MS
Almeida
Mônica Bastos T
MB
Souza
Ygor Gomes de
YG
D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult