title: [Burnout syndrome in health workers in Ceuta].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to determine the levels of burnout among employees of health care workers in the Health Area of Ceuta (Spain).
  
  
  METHODS
  Prevalence study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ceuta Health Area (Primary and Specialty Care).
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 200 workers stratified by sex, job and workplace.
  
  
  METHODS
  The tool used was the MBI (Maslach Burnout Inventory). We also studied personal (age, sex, marital status) and work variables (centre, job, age) and blood parameters (C-reactive protein and others).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The burnout syndrome was present in 17.2% of workers (95% CI: 10.4-26.0). There was a significant relationship with job, with differences in emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and professional achievement. C-reactive protein was significantly higher in workers with burnout.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Burnout prevalence in the health care workers in our sample is similar to other studies. The differences between health and non-health workers could be due to greater motivation for professional achievement, but they scored higher in exhaustion and depersonalisation. The increase in C-reactive protein, a non-specific inflammation marker, seems to confirm the findings of other studies.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Salud Pública y PRL, Hospital Universitario de Ceuta, Ceuta, España.
authors.forename: Julián Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Domínguez Fernández
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herrera Clavero
authors.forename: María Del Carmen
authors.initials: Mdel C
authors.lastname: Villaverde Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Inés
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Padilla Segura
authors.forename: María Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Martínez Bagur
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Domínguez Fernández
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology