Burnout syndrome in the nursing staff of the critical units of a public hospital in Huánuco, Peru

• Autor: Pacheco-Venancio, Ángela A.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad de Huánuco
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de Huánuco
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.localhost:article/371
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.udh.edu.pe/index.php/RPCS/article/view/395e
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: estrés laboral; personal de enfermería; unidades hospitalarias; occupational stress; nursing personnel; hospital units; estresse relacionado ao trabalho; pessoal de enfermagem; unidades hospitalares

Objective.To identify the level of burnout syndrome in the nursing staffof the critical units of a public hospital in Huánuco, Peru. Methods. An observational, prospective and cross-sectional study was developed; a census population of 132 nurses was used, to whom the Maslach burnout inventorywas applied. The chi-square test was used to test hypotheses. Results. 48.5% of the study sample showed a moderate level of burnout syndrome;40.1% showed a severe level; 51.5 % showed a severe level in the emotion alexhaustion dimension; 53 % showed a moderate level in the depersonalization dimension; and 46.2 % were moderate in the lack of personal ful fillment dimension. In general, the burnout syndrome was moderate (p = 0.000). Conclusions. The nursing staff of the critical units perceived a moderate level of burnout syndrome.