Estresse ocupacional e esgotamento profissional entre profissionais da atenção primária à saúde

Abstract

The occupational stress and burnout are factors mentioned in the literature as frequently found among health professionals. Its negative consequences can affect the health of these professionals and the quality of their services. This study aimed to evaluate aspects related to occupational stress and burnout among workers of Primary Health Care (PHC) staff who worked in the Family Health Strategy in three small municipalities in the Zona da Mata Mineira, 2009.The study was a census, 107 professionals participated. Participants responded instruments made by the Brazilian version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Work Stress Scale and questionnaires to further characterize the study population in the following aspects: socio-demographics, work characteristics, lifestyle, occupational risks and problems of the area of action. The factors positively associated with burnout were indicative of the use of drugs "tranquilizers and sleeping pills" and the age < 29 years. The factors positively associated with occupational stress were the desire of leave the current job and have no previous professional experience in the PHC. The results help to identify factors associated with the outcomes studied, and point to the need for more detailed investigations of small municipalities.