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Prevalencia de desgaste profesional y psicomorbilidad en médicos de atención primaria de un área sanitaria de Madrid
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Siguero, A. Molina Pérez, Miguel Angel García González, Mónica Alonso Cermeño, P. Cecilia |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Abstract | Aim. To analyze worker burnout and the prevalence of psychiatric illness among primary care physicians, and to determine how burnout is related with sociodemographic and work-related factors. Design. Cross-sectional, descriptive study. Setting. Primary care centers in Area 8, Madrid (central Spain). Subjects. All 244 physicians (family medicine and pediatrics) who provided care at centers in Area 8 at the time of the study. Method. Anonymous, self-administered questionnaire that included the Maslach Burnout Inventory (worker burnout); GHQ28 (possible mental illness); survey of sociodemographic and work-related factors, unhealthy behaviors, use of medications, and perceived quality of care and risk of medical errors in relation with work-related pressures; open question regarding causes of workrelated stress. Results. Response rate, 80.3%. Burnout was detected in 69.2% of the physicians (95% CI, 62.1%-75.4%) and was severe in 12.3%. The prevalence of possible psychiatric illness was 36.7%. Burnout was found to be related with possible psychiatric illness (P<.01); perception that work-related pressures frequently led to diminished quality of care and medical errors (P<.01); permanent employment status (P<.05); more than 1700 patients on the patient list (P<.05); age between 37 and 46 years (P<.01) and patient load of 35 to 47 patients/day (P<.05). Conclusions. The prevalence of worker burnout and possible psychiatric illness was high, and the two variables were related. A large percentage of participants perceived that work-related pressures diminished the quality of care provided. |
| Starting Page | 564 |
| Ending Page | 571 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0212-6567(03)79218-X |
| Volume Number | 31 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.elsevier.es/index.php?p=revista&pRevista=pdf-simple&pii=13048145 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0212-6567%2803%2979218-X |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
