Burnout in primary care physicians during the health emergency for SARS- CoV- 2.

Abstract

Introduction: Professional Burnout is a disorder that undoubtedly affects health personnel, among whom are the doctors who provided their contingent on the front line during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, this had a direct impact on their quality life and patient care. In primary care physicians, there are certain singularities whose physical and emotional demands make them more susceptible to suffering from it.
Objective: To determine professional burnout in Primary Care physicians during the SARS-CoV-2 health emergency.
Materials and methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional, observational study, with a quantitative approach, in doctors who worked in the Ambato Health District 18D02, Zone 3, Ecuador, during the health emergency due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, who were carried out the application of a virtual survey collecting demographic data, exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and the Inventory Burnout Maslach (MBI) questionnaire.
Results: A total of 129 participants (n: 129) were included, of which 13% presented burnout syndrome, with greater involvement in the emotional exhaustion subscale, predominating in males. However, the risk of suffering from this syndrome was identified in 30% of all professionals.
Conclusions: There is a significant level of exhaustion among Primary Health Care physicians and a considerable percentage of professionals at risk, thus is necessary to implement early interventions to prevent professional burnout, on the other hand, more research is needed to study the problem at this level since there is little research done