Burnout syndrome in nursing technicians of basic health units

Abstract: Objective: identifying the syndrome in nursing technicians of Basic Health Units across the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Method: the study is of exploratory origin and quantitative approach. The data analysis was performed by descriptive statistics. Results: most health professionals operates for over 10 years and consider their work stressful (nine - 82%); complains of muscle pain and headaches (eight - 73%), stomachaches (4-36%), irritability, difficulty concentrating and fatigue easily (three - 27%). The risk for burnout syndrome was identified in two (18%). Conclusion: there is the need for development of public health policies, especially in the area of geared to the real needs of mental health workers, producing positive feelings about their activities, reducing the generating pressures of chronic stress and emotional upsets coming from him, attitudes which disadvantage the development of burnout

Object Details

• Alternative title: Síndrome de Burnout em técnicos de enfermagem de unidades básicas de saúde
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online ; 6 (2014) supl. ; 42-49

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2014
• Creator: Santos, Josirleide de Oliveira ; Oliveira, Francisca Bezerra de ; Moreira, Maria Rosilene Cândido ; Júnior, José Ferreira Lima ; Costa, Iluska Pinto da ; Moreira, Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes

Further information

• DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i5.42-49
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54407-3
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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