title: [Burnout syndrome in teachers from two universities in Popayán, Colombia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluating professional exhaustion or burnout syndrome: background, syndrome and consequences amongst half-time and full-time staff working in two private universities in the city of Popayán during 2008.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population included 44 male and female participants aged 20 to 40 who were evaluated by using a brief burnout questionnaire (BBQ). This questionnaire had been validated for Latin-American and for teachers. It was not exclusively focused on the structure of the syndrome itself but rather included background elements and consequences. The study was quantitative and cross-sectional, having a deductive hypothetical methodological focus. Descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test were used for data analysis, accepting p<0.05 statistical significance. The analysis was univariate and bivariate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicated low burnout syndrome frequency in the study population. However, 9.1 % high depersonalization frequency was found (i.e. teachers had developed negative attitudes and were insensitive to those receiving their services) and 15.9 % and 9.1 % frequencies for high physical and social consequences, respectively. Bivariate analysis revealed significant association of several factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicated low burnout syndrome frequency in this population. However, factors which were highly associated with physical and social consequences were: being male, aged 20 to 40, having a marital relationship with a habitual partner, working full-time, working at home and spending more than 75 % of the working day interacting with the beneficiaries of the services being provided.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Contables, Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia. zcorrea@unicauca.edu.co
authors.forename: Zamanda
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Correa-Correa
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Zambrano
authors.forename: Andrés F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Chaparro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003105:Colombia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013663:Teaching; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D055815:Young Adult