title: Burnout syndrome among dental students.
abstract: The burnout syndrome is characterized by professional exhaustion and has been reported in college students. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Burnout Syndrome among dentistry students from a public university, and its relationship to socio-demographic characteristics. All students (n = 300) were invited to participate. We used the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Version (MBI-SS). We carried out an analysis of the MBI-SS' psychometric properties. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was performed, followed by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Tukey's post-hoc tests to compare the mean scores of burnout dimensions. Of the 235 participants, 72.8% were women and the mean age was 21.0 ± 1.8 years. The MBI-SS was reliable and valid. Of the students, 17.0% had Burnout Syndrome. There was a significant relation between Burnout Syndrome and a student's performance during the course (F = 4.433, p < 0.001), medication intake because of studies (F = 7.721, p < 0.001), and the thought of dropping the course (F = 16.168, p < 0.001). The students most affected were those with poor performance, those who took medication because of studies, and those with thoughts of dropping the course. We concluded that the prevalence of the syndrome among dentistry students was high, with a significant relation between the syndrome and a student's academic performance, use of medication because of studies, and thoughts of dropping the course.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia Social, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara, Universidade Estadual Paulista. jucampos@foar.unesp.br
authors.forename: Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Paula Cristina
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Jordani
authors.forename: Miriane Lucindo
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zucoloto
authors.forename: Fernanda Salloume Sampaio
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Bonafé
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maroco
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013335:Students, Dental; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult