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The aim of this study is, first, to examine the mediating role of social support over the effect of burnout in health care professionals and, second, to explore potential gender differences. A convenience sample of 1,035 health professionals from Ecuador, including 608 physicians and 427 nurses (68% women, with and age\n                    <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 40\n                    <jats:underline>+<\/jats:underline>\n                    9 years old), was surveyed using the\n                    <jats:italic>Maslach Burnout Inventory<\/jats:italic>\n                    (MBI), Social Support Survey (MOS), and\n                    <jats:italic>General Health Questionnaire<\/jats:italic>\n                    (GHQ-28) as measures of burnout, social support, and general health, respectively. Social support was found to mediate the negative effects of burnout on health regardless of gender. 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