Cardiovascular health and burnout syndrome in argentine medical internists
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https://doi.org/10.54789/rs.v3i2.38Keywords:
Burnout, heart disease risk factors, health workforceAbstract
Objectives: To identify cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF), presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and determine its predictors. To quantify and relate self-assessment answers about self-perception of burnout syndrome and its predictors.
Materials and methods: A prospective, observational, cross-sectional, analytical study was carried out among general practice and internal medicine specialists living in Argentina.
Results: There were 830 responses, mostly between 31-50 years (64,3%). The prevalent factors were overweight/obesity (84,9%), family history (61,1%) and sedentary lifestyle (44,0%). In the logistic regression, dyslipidemia and arterial hypertension were predictors of CD. As regards, perception of suffering from burnout syndrome, 72,4% answered affirmatively and the predictors were: female gender, younger age, greater number of CVRFs and CD. While 21,0% did not present high burnout in any dimension, 21,2% experienced it in all three. According to the linear regression, female gender, younger age, greater number of CVRFs, and CD were identified as predictors of emotional exhaustion. Younger age and greater number of CVRF manifested as depersonalization predictors. There were no predictors of professional accomplishment.
Conclusions: General practitioners or internists typically have more than 2 CVRFs, with dyslipidemia and hypertension being predictors of CD. There is high burnout in emotional exhaustion and moderate in depersonalization and professional fulfillment. While 72,4% perceive themselves as suffering from the syndrome, 79,0% present high burnout in 1 to 3 dimensions. CVRF predicts emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and CD predicts depersonalization.
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