SÍNDROME DE BURNOUT EM PROFISSIONAIS DA ÁREA DA SAÚDE: um olhar para literatura com ênfase na necessidade de cuidar de quem cuida

Abstract

The conditions and the organization of the work can directly interfere with the health of professionals. One of the consequences of this is stress, which, if prolonged Burnout syndrome that begins, in general, with physical and mental exhaustion, and also manifests itself with signs of depersonalization and low professional accomplishment. Its incidence occurs in several areas, with emphasis on the professions in which the employee deals directly with the human being, with emphasis in this context, the health area stands out. The present study sought to verify the design of the Brazilian surveys on Burnout Syndrome carried out with healthcare professionals, as well as to present its results in order to actions of treatment/intervention to minimize the impacts of this syndrome. To this end, an integrative literature review was carried out in the Scielo database. The search criteria included articles in Portuguese, published between 2020 and 2021 obtained by crossing the keywords Burnout X health professionals, being selected 13 articles to compose its corpus. Regarding the methodological design of the works reviewed, there was one literature review article, and the others are field researches. The types of instruments used in the field researches 22, including: questionnaires, inventories, scales, forms, tests, form, and test. The most used instrument was the Maslach Burnout Inventory Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI - 08 studies. Regarding the research participants, there is a predominance of nursing professionals and physicians. In general, the research aims to survey the existence of the the syndrome in question, as well as biopsychosocial factors associated to its occurrence and to the quality of life of the professionals. In view of this reality, it is suggested that research on the syndrome in focus be carried out with other professionals in the health area and not only those cited in this analysis. It is also emphasized that the researches analyzed here show the reality of the occurrence of the syndrome in focus, some of them mention the need for prevention and intervention, however, none of the researches reviewed specifically addressed the implementation of practical actions, which should be thought about by researchers interested in the theme in question.