Síndrome de Burnout: um olhar para o esgotamento profissional de trabalhadores da saúde

Abstract

Currently, mental disorders and occupational syndromes are the main causes of absence from work for long periods of time. It is necessary on the part of the workers a considerate look at mental health, through the behaviors and emotions that are developed through the work relationships that can be generating suffering. The Burnout Syndrome is the result of chronic stress generated by emotional exhaustion, feeling of disbelief and coldness in relation to work and decreased professional achievement. Professions that imply constant care and contact with users are more likely to expose professionals to a higher level of stress than in other occupations, thus the case of health workers. This research aims to present a look at the professional exhaustion of health workers, analyzing the factors that can trigger the Burnout Syndrome. For this purpose, a bibliographic review of qualitative nature was carried out in databases such as SCIELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) and Google Scholar on burnout in the health area, emphasizing three specific professions such as nursing, medicine and physiotherapy. The results demonstrate the lack of research in these areas and indicate that greater efforts are needed in order to know, in fact, how much this syndrome has affected the working class, especially in the northern region of the country, where little research has been found.