[Burnout syndrome among dentists of health centers from Acapulco, Mexico]
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Tatiana Ciprián Chavelas1, Eslin Adame Marroquín1, Carlos Alberto Juárez Medel2
1. Dirección General de Salud Municipal de Acapulco. Guerrero, México. tatiana_ciprian09@outlook.es, slin_vlf36@hotmail.com Dirección General de Salud Municipal de Acapulco Guerrero México tatiana_ciprian09@outlook.es slin_vlf36@hotmail.com.
Introduction:
burnout syndrome is professional burnout resulting from chronic work stress with a three-dimensional complex characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal fulfillment derived from work due to direct contact with patients.
Objective:
To estimate the frequency of severe burnout syndrome among dentists of Health Centers from Acapulco, Mexico.
Material And Methods:
Cross-sectional design in a convenience sample of 80 dentists with the application of a self-administered questionnaire of 44 items during march to may 2022. The instrument contained the Maslach-Burnout Inventory of 22 items with Likert-type categorical responses, which established a global score with the sum of the three dimensions. A binary logistic regression analysis was applied based on the cut-off point established with SPSS V.24.0 statistical software.
Results:
The 50% of the dentists presented severe burnout. A related factor was found, the type of employment contract, in the category of temporary and fee contract (p=0.04).
Conclusion:
Actions should be taken to improve labor stability conditions for dentists, through the recognition of their work, in order to improve the types of contracting in public health institutions.
