Burnout en Profesionales de la Salud en Tacna

Nelly Castro Arévalo; Carlos Alberto Saavedra Leveau

doi:10.22451/3002.nbr2025.vol11.2.10111

Authors

Nelly Castro Arévalo Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Carlos Alberto Saavedra Leveau Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22451/3002.nbr2025.vol11.2.10111

Keywords:

Psychological Burnout, Health Personnel, Hospitals, fatigue

Abstract

Objective: To assess the level of burnout syndrome (psychological exhaustion) and its dimensions in healthcare professionals working in national hospitals in southern Peru.

Methods: A non-experimental, observational, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was conducted. The sample consisted of 132 healthcare professionals working in two national hospitals in Tacna during July 2024. Sociodemographic data (age and sex) were collected, and burnout syndrome was assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey questionnaire, validated for healthcare professionals. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 25 software, using the nonparametric Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests.

Results: According to gender, the mean burnout level in women was 61.68 [57.43–65.94], while in men it was 61.89 [56.65–67.13], with no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05). With regard to age, professionals aged 22 to 36 had a mean of 62.29 [56.14–68.43]; those aged 37 to 51 had a mean of 61.71 [57.06–66.36]; and those aged 52 to 67 had a mean of 61.14 [53.47–68.82], with no significant differences between age groups (p > 0.05).

Conclusion: No statistically significant differences in burnout levels were found according to gender or age. Both women and men, as well as the different age groups evaluated, presented similar levels of psychological exhaustion, suggesting that these variables do not significantly influence burnout syndrome in the population studied.

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Author Biography

Nelly Castro Arévalo, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

Candidate for a Master's Degree in Occupational and Environmental Health. Faculty of Medicine, National University of San Marcos.

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