“Síndrome de Burnout en el personal docente de la facultad ciencias de la salud de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato”

Abstract

Introduction: The number of people suffering from Burnout Syndrome (SB) due to work-related stress has been increasing and has become one of the main causes of poor performance, absenteeism and disabilities.Objective: To identify SB in the teaching staff of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Technical University of Ambato (UTA).Method: Quantitative, descriptive, field and cross-sectional research. The Population under study were all teachers of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Technical University of Ambato, being the census sample. For the collection of the information, the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaire was applied, consisting of 22 items in the form of affirmations that allowed measuring the professional wear of the teaching staff. Finally, the ethical aspects indicated in the Declaration of Helsinki were taken care of, as well as the ethical principles of respect, autonomy and non-maleficiency.Results: The population studied does not show a high incidence of SB, however, they point to an incipient presence of the same since there were scores in the middle sectors that are currently not relevant, but could well indicate that we are facing a sample of non-exempt teachers of problems and tensions.Conclusions: The teachers of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the UTA are at risk of suffering from SB, since they presented significant variations in the aspects of emotional exhaustion and personal fulfillment; being the most affected teachers of early Stimulation careers, Medicine and Clinical Laboratory.