This report refers to a study that dealt with the prevalence of Burnout Syndrome and the predictive factors associated with it in a Higher Education Institution. The researched phenomenon is a special type of occupational stress characterized by deep feelings of frustration and exhaustion about work performing. A descriptive research was carried out, through a qualitative and quantitative approach, with the institution professors, using a field research as collecting data method with a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The results showed that 99.4% of the sample had an average lower than the standard for Burnout prevalence and they also revealed low average concerning Emotional Exhaustion and Personality Loss. Among professors in the health field, it was observed a higher average result concerning Professional Accomplishment. The study showed that at the institution there wasn't burnout prevalence, despite of isolated cases of Emotion Exhaustion, which require preventive and coping measures.
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