Objective:to analyze the factors associated with Burnout Syndrome among nursing workers
according to work shift. Method:cross-sectional study addressing a representative sample of 502 nursing
workers from a philanthropic hospital facility. Data were collected using a
characterization instrument, the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Service
Survey and the Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire. Data were analyzed
using descriptive statistics and multiple binary logistic regression. Results:levels of Burnout Syndrome were significantly higher among those working the
day shift and associated factors included: high demand; low control; low
social support; dissatisfaction with sleep and financial resources; being a
nurse; and sedentariness. Professionals working the night shift, having low
social support, being dissatisfied with sleep, having children, not having a
religion, having worked for a short period in the institution, and being a
nursing technician or aid were significantly more likely to experience high
levels of the syndrome.
Conclusion:psychosocial factors and factors from the work context, mainly low social
support, were associated with the syndrome dimensions among nursing workers
of both shifts.