ABSTRACT
Summary Objective: To evaluate burnout syndrome in its three aspects, jointly as well as independently, in physiotherapists from the Extremadura region (Spain). Method: Analytic descriptive epidemiological transversal trial in primary care and institutional practice, with physiotherapists practicing in Extremadura who met the inclusion criteria, after having signed an informed consent form. Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low professional accomplishment were the outcomes measured. Results: Physiotherapists from Extremadura show a 65.23 point level of burnout syndrome, according to the Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire. Therefore, they are positioned in the middle of the rating scale for the syndrome, and very near to the high level at starting score of 66 points. Conclusion: Physiotherapists in Extremadura present moderate scores for the three dimensions of burnout syndrome, namely, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low professional accomplishment. For this reason, they are in the moderate level of the syndrome and very near to the high level, which starts at a score of 66 points. No relation between burnout syndrome and age has been found in our study.
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Humans , Burnout, Professional/epidemiology , Physical Therapists/psychology , Spain/epidemiology , Time Factors , Severity of Illness Index , Burnout, Professional , Prevalence , Surveys and Questionnaires , Analysis of Variance , Workload , Public Sector/statistics & numerical data , Private Sector/statistics & numerical data , Depersonalization/psychology , Depersonalization/epidemiology , Mental Fatigue/psychology , Mental Fatigue/epidemiology , Physical Therapists/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
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