Trabalho e saúde mental de professores enfermeiros de três universidades públicas do Nordeste do Brasil

Abstract

The burnout syndrome has attracted attention in recent research, since it is considered a social grievance of great importance to the health of workers. This syndrome is expressed in the most advanced stage of occupational stress, characterized by three dimensions: energy, physical and emotional exhaustion, low personal accomplishment and loss of motivation. There are several professions predisposed to the development of this syndrome, such as nursing and teaching. OBJECTIVE: To describe the scientific papers in the literature on the prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in nursing faculty and estimate the prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in nurses teachers from three Public Universities in the Northeast of Brazil. METHODS: A systematic review was prepared and an epidemiological study conducted with 81 nurses teachers. Student Survey - an individual questionnaire, self-report containing the Job Content Questionnaire and the adaptation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory was used. The prevalence ratio was used to measure the association between the study variables. RESULTS: There was a small number of studies on the burnout syndrome in nursing teachers and the lack of an agreed definition for the syndrome. The majority of the teachers were women, young, married, master, recent enrollment at the University and working regime of exclusive dedication. About the life habits, physical inactivity, did not use alcohol and tobacco. It was found moderate prevalence of burnout syndrome, especially those under the age of 44, married, with children, with a doctorate, with weekly working hours of 40 hours, who taught in two or more undergraduate classes, who had another link employment in that did not practice physical activity and considered that work with high demand. CONCLUSION: The reduction of overhead and psychological work demands can be important actions for the prevention of burnout in nurses teachers. This study supports development of strategies for prevention, detection of suspicious and adoption of mitigating behaviors of burnout syndrome in nurses teachers and thus can contribute to improving the quality of life of these professionals and result in improving the quality of education.