Burnout syndrome and minor mental disorders in public employees
Liliana Andolpho Magalhães Guimarães1, Alessandra Laudelino Neto1, João Massuda Júnior2
1Laboratório de Saúde Mental e Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
Introduction:
The context of transformations the society has been going through, especially considering economic, political, and technological issues, has added strains to modern work relations.
Objectives:
This study aimed to assess the existence and levels of burnout and the prevalence of minor mental disorders in a sample of public administrative employees of the Social Security Agency of Mato Grosso do Sul, in Brazil.
Methods:
This is a cross-sectional study that used the following research instruments: the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Self-Reporting Questionnaire, and a sociodemographic and occupational questionnaire developed specifically for this study.
Results:
The results showed a prevalence of 23.7% (n = 9) of suspected cases of minor mental disorders and extremely increased levels (91.4%) of one of the dimensions of burnout: reduced professional efficacy. Employees with suspected minor mental disorders presented higher levels of emotional exhaustion and lower levels of personal accomplishment.
Conclusions:
In addition to the reported evidence, we expect our findings to contribute to the development of strategies of preventive intervention and health promotion in this occupational sector.
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