• Juan Sánchez-Cruz and Sharon Mugártegui-Sánchez.
• Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. juansanchezcr@gmail.com
• Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2013 Jul 1; 51 (4): 428-31.

Backgroundburnout syndrome is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion that can occur among workers who interact directly with others. This could affect job performance. The objective was to determine the prevalence of this syndrome and its associated factors among family physicians.Methodsa cross-sectional survey applying the Maslach Burnout Inventory was conducted in a selected convenience non-probability sampling of family physicians. Central tendency and dispersion measures were used in determining the prevalence of burnout syndrome; the associated factors were analysed by χ(2) test.Resultsthere were 59 cases of burnout syndrome, 36 had involvement in a single component, 15 in 2 and 8 were affected in 3 components; we observed that 35 % of positive cases reported doing an average of 10 extra shifts a month (p = 0.013). Having a second job was associated with positive cases of burnout syndrome.Conclusionsthe results are consistent with similar studies. Working extra shifts or having a second job were the related factors most associated to this syndrome.

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