Prevalencia del "síndrome de quemarse por el trabajo" (burnout) en pediatras de hospitales generales Burnout prevalence in pediatricians of general hospitals RESUMEN OBJETIVO: Analizar la prevalencia del síndrome de quemarse por el trabajo (burnout) en pediatras de hospitales generales siguiendo criterios de diferentes países. MÉTODOS:Estudio transversal, no aleatorio, realizado en Buenos Aires, Argentina, en 2006. La muestra la formaron 123 pediatras que trabajaban en Servicios de Pediatría de hospitales generales, 89 fueron mujeres (72,4%) y 34 hombres (27,6%). Los datos fueron recogidos mediante un cuestionario anónimo y autoadministrado. El SQT fue diagnosticado utilizando el Maslach Burnout Inventory, con diferentes criterios para establecer su prevalencia. RESULTADOS:La prevalencia del SQT, varió en función del criterio utilizado: siguiendo los puntos de corte del manual de Estados Unidos, la prevalencia fue del 10,6% de 24,4 % siguiendo los criterios de España, 37,4% siguiendo los criterios de Argentina y considerando los criterios clínicos establecidos en Holanda, el porcentaje fue del 3,2%. CONCLUSIONES:
Job Satisfaction in Pediatricians from the southern area of Buenos Aires Objective: To determine the prevalence of job satisfaction in a sample of pediatricians. Method: 123 pediatricians, 89 women (72,4%), working in Pediatrics Units of general hospitals. The study was crosssectional and non-randomized. Job satisfaction was evaluated by a scale of 8 items obtained from the "Job Satisfaction Questionnaire S20/23" 1. Results: 13% of cases manifested to be "dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied" in the results of the scale. More than 50% of the participants manifested to be "very dissatisfied" or "dissatisfied" with the salary (89,4%), hygiene of the working place (57,7%), formation (56,9%) and promotion possibilities (59,3%). Significant differences were not obtained according to gender. Conclusions: Labor conditions for pediatricians need to change by means of public investments, in order to improve the quality of service offered to society.
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