• Aline Roseane Queiroz de Paiva Faria, Hemílio Fernandes Campos Coelho, Allan Batista Silva, Lecidamia Cristina Leite Damascena, Rebeca Rocha Carneiro, Marina Travassos Lopes, Kleyber Dantas Torres de Araújo, and Caliandra Maria Bezerra Luna Lima.
• Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Estatística - João Pessoa (PB), Brazil.
• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2021 Jul 1; 67 (7): 942-949.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the prevalence of burnout syndrome (BS) in physicians working during the COVID-19 pandemic in Paraíba and to investigate the association between BS and the sociodemographic and labor variables of these professionals.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study including physicians who were active during the pandemic in Paraíba, whether they were on the front line (group 1) or not (group 2). Sociodemographic and labor variables were collected, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) questionnaire was applied.ResultsA total of 126 physicians were included, including 82 who were on the front line. Among the professionals with results compatible with BS, 85.5% were in group 1, compared with 14.5% in group 2, and this difference was statistically significant. At the 5% level, the variables associated with BS were age (24-33 years), not having children, working on the front line, working in the COVID-19 ICU, being on duty, and having contracted COVID-19.ConclusionsThis case series found a positive association between the development of BS and medical action on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic in Paraíba.

18 keywords...

hide…