Síndrome de Burnout y estrategias de afrontamiento en personal sanitario del hospital básico de Pelileo

Abstract

Objective: This research was done to determine the relationship between the Burnout Syndrome and the coping strategies in the health personnel of the Hospital of Pelileo. Materials and Methods: The research has a quantitative, correlational, and descriptive cross-sectional approach, for which the Maslach Burnout Inventory (BMI) was applied to evaluate the Burnout Syndrome and the coping strategies most used by the population. The sample was constituted of 40 health professionals. Results: Low or nonexistent Levels of Burnout Syndrome predominates in the sample constituted of 40 health professionals, for its part the most used coping strategies are problem-solving, cognitive restructuring, and wishful thinking. Regarding gender, a higher prevalence of burnout syndrome is obtained in the female gender and its’ most used strategy is the resolution of the problem; for the male gender, the most used coping strategy is the avoidance of the problem. Regarding verification of the hypothesis after applying an ANOVA test, verified by a Levine test, it is concluded that if there is a statistically significant relationship between the variables Burnout Syndrome and Coping Strategies.