title: Triggering risk factors of the burnout syndrome in OB/GYN physicians from a reference public university of Brazil.
abstract: Objective. To identify the risk factors to the development of Burnout Syndrome in Ob/Gyn Brazilian physicians in four dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), professional repression (PR), dehumanization (De), and emotional distancing (EmD). Methods. A prospective cross-sectional study was realized with 48 Ob/Gyn physicians (12 lecturers, 12 attending physicians, 12 medical residents, and 12 graduate students) from Department of Obstetrics, São Paulo Federal University (UNIFESP). We used a sociodemographic questionnaire focusing on the activities (administrative, educational, healthcare, and research). We applied a Burnout Syndrome Inventory (BSI) composed of two parts: triggering factors (ISB1) and the Burnout Syndrome (ISB2). The ISB1 is composed of two scales: positive organizational conditions (POC) and negative organizational conditions (NOC). The ISB2 is composed of four scales: EE, PR, De, and EmD. Results. We observed a rate below and above average to POC and NOC, respectively. The dimensions recorded a level above average to EE, an index at the upper limit of the average to De, a median index to EmD, and a median index to PR. Conclusions. The Ob/Gyn physicians are in an area of vulnerability for the development of Burnout Syndrome due to the high level of EE and De, associated with a median index of PR. The high rate of NOC contributes to the triggering of this scenery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), 05303-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fátima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferreira Bortoletti
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Teresa Benevides-Pereira
authors.forename: Esdras Guerreiro
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Vasconcellos
authors.forename: José Oliveira
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Siqueira
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Araujo Júnior
authors.forename: Luciano Marcondes Machado
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nardozza
authors.forename: Ricardo Werner
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Sebastiani
authors.forename: Antonio Fernandes
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Moron