{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,27]],"date-time":"2024-07-27T10:35:01Z","timestamp":1722076501832},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Ordem dos Medicos","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Acta Med Port"],"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction:<\/strong> Burnout is a psychological syndrome, characterized by a state of high emotional exhaustion, high depersonalization and\u00a0low personal accomplishment, which leads to erosion of personal, professional and health values. This study reports the incidence of\u00a0burnout in Portuguese Healthcare professionals.<br \/><strong>Material and Methods:<\/strong> Burnout in Portugal\u2019s health professionals was assessed with the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services\u00a0Survey, using a zero (never) to six (always) ordinal scale, on a sample of 1 262 nurses and 466 physicians with mean age of 36.8 year\u00a0(SD = 12.2) and 38.7 (SD = 11.0), respectively. Participants came from all national districts (35% Lisbon, 18% Oporto, 6% Aveiro, 6%\u00a0Set\u00fabal, 5% Coimbra, 5% Azores and Madeira), working in hospitals (54%), Families\u2019 Health Units (30%), Personalized Health Units\u00a0(8%) and other public or private institutions (8%).<br \/><strong>Results:<\/strong> Analysis of MBI-HSS scores, stratified by district, revealed that both types of professionals had moderate to high levels of\u00a0burnout (M = 3.0, SD = 1.7) with no significant differences between the two groups. Vila Real (M = 3.8, SD = 1.7) and Madeira (M = 2.5,\u00a0SD = 1.5) were the regions where burnout levels were higher and lower, respectively. Burnout levels did not differ significantly between\u00a0Hospital, Personalized Health Units and Families\u2019 Health Centers. Professionals with more years in the function were less affected by\u00a0Burnout (r = -0.15). No significant association was observed with the duration of the working day (r = 0.04). The strongest predictor of\u00a0burnout was the perceived quality of working conditions (r = -0.35).<br \/><strong>Discussion:<\/strong> The occurrence of the burnout syndrome in Portuguese health professionals is frequent, being associated with a poor\u00a0working conditions perception and reduced professional experience. The incidence of the burnout syndrome shows regional differences\u00a0which may be associated with different and suboptimal conditions for health care delivery. Results suggest the need for interventions aimed at improving working conditions and initial job training of health professionals, as requisites for a good professional practice and\u00a0personal well-being.<br \/><strong>Conclusions:<\/strong> At the national level, between 2011 and 2013, 21.6% of healthcare professionals showed moderate burnout and 47.8%\u00a0showed high burnout. The perception of poor working conditions was the main predictor of burnout occurrence among the Portuguese\u00a0health professionals.<\/p><\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.20344\/amp6460","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,2,12]],"date-time":"2016-02-12T04:26:57Z","timestamp":1455251217000},"page":"24","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Burnout em Profissionais da Sa\u00fade Portugueses: Uma An\u00e1lise a N\u00edvel Nacional"],"prefix":"10.20344","volume":"29","author":[{"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Mar\u00f4co","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ana L\u00facia","family":"Mar\u00f4co","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ema","family":"Leite","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Cristina","family":"Bastos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Maria Jos\u00e9","family":"Vaz\u00e3o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Juliana","family":"Campos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"8464","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,1,29]]},"container-title":["Acta M\u00e9dica Portuguesa"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/actamedicaportuguesa.com\/revista\/index.php\/amp\/article\/viewFile\/6460\/4534","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/actamedicaportuguesa.com\/revista\/index.php\/amp\/article\/viewFile\/6460\/4534","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2016,2,16]],"date-time":"2016-02-16T22:44:40Z","timestamp":1455662680000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/actamedicaportuguesa.com\/revista\/index.php\/amp\/article\/view\/6460"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2016,1,29]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,1,29]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.20344\/amp6460","relation":{},"ISSN":["1646-0758","0870-399X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1646-0758","type":"electronic"},{"value":"0870-399X","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2016,1,29]]}}}