Médicos de UTI: prevalência da Síndrome de Burnout, características sociodemográficas e condições de trabalho Intensive Care Physicians: burnout syndrome prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, and working conditions

ABSTRACT Burnoutsyndromeisaresponsetoprolongedoccupationalstressthatinvolvesthreemaindi-mensions:emotionalexhaustion,depersonalization,andreducedpersonalaccomplishment.Theaim of this study was to describe the prevalence of burnout syndrome, socio-demographic cha-racteristics,andworkingconditionsamongintensivecarephysicians.Across-sectionalstudywasperformed to evaluate physicians working in ICUs in the city of Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil. Westudied297physicians,themajorityofwhomweremale(70%).Meanageandtimesincegradua -tion were 34.2 and 9 years, respectively. High levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization,and reduced personal accomplishment were found in 47.5%, 24.6%, and 28.3%, respectively. Pre-valenceofburnoutsyndrome,definedasahighscoreinatleastonedimension,was63.3%,whileprevalence was 7.4% for all three dimensions. In conclusion, burnout syndrome was common inthis sample of ICU physicians.106 REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE EDUCACAO MEDICA34 (1) : 106 – 115 ; 2010 I Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Brasil.