Burnout syndrome prevalence during internship in public and private hospitals: a survey study in Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Burnout syndrome is a psychological condition that commonly affects health professionals, medical students, and others in professions with long shifts. It is defined by a high amount of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal job satisfaction. We aimed to determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome in medical interns and establish the relationships between this condition and the time and type of hospital at which students worked during their medical internship. This was a survey study in which we used the Maslach Burnout Inventory, applied to fifth-year medical students on an internship at private and public hospitals in Mexico. The participants were 96 women (54.5%) and 80 men (45.5%), with ages ranging from 21 to 34 years old. We found burnout syndrome in 20% of these

SUBMITTER: Miranda-Ackerman RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6461102 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature