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. 2021 Jan 20;74(suppl 3):e20190535.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0535. eCollection 2021.

Burnout Syndrome and Associated Factors in Intensive Care Unit Nurses

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Núbia Samara Caribé de Aragão  1 , Gabriella Bené Barbosa  1 , Cleide Lucilla Carneiro Santos  1 , Deise Dos Santos Silva Nascimento  1 , Laís Barbosa Souza Vilas Bôas  1 , Davi Félix Martins Júnior  1 , Carlito Lopes Nascimento Sobrinho  1
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Burnout Syndrome and Associated Factors in Intensive Care Unit Nurses

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Núbia Samara Caribé de Aragão et al. Rev Bras Enferm. .
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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Rev Bras Enferm. 2021 Feb 22;74(1):e2020n1e03. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167.20217401e03. Rev Bras Enferm. 2021. PMID: 33624704 English, Portuguese.

Abstract

Objective: to estimate prevalence and factors associated with Burnout Syndrome in intensive care nurses in a city in the state of Bahia.

Methods: a cross-sectional, population-based study carried out with 65 intensive care nurses through a self-administered questionnaire, from July to November 2016, containing sociodemographic data, lifestyle, work characteristics. To define burnout syndrome, the Maslach Burnout Inventory was used.

Results: Burnout Syndrome prevalence was 53.6%, an association was observed with age, tobacco consumption, alcohol use, weekly night shift hours, employment relationship, having an intensive care specialist title, number of patients on duty, monthly income and considering active or high-strain job.

Conclusion: the results of this study can contribute to expanding the discussion on stressful working conditions in Intensive Care Units.

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