Burnout em Médicos Recém-Formados durante a Pandemia de COVID-19: https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2024.25442

Cecília Mendonça Miranda; Sara Araújo de Medeiros Mendes; Paloma Gonçalves Pimenta da Veiga Neves; Hyale Melo Lima; Ana Gabriela Batista Pinheiro de Brito; Bruce Martins; Raquel Turci Pedroso

Burnout in Newly Graduated Physicians during the COVID-19 Pandemic

https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2024.25442

Authors

Cecília Mendonça Miranda Centro Universitário do Planalto Central Aparecido dos Santos, Brasilia, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4845-2335
Sara Araújo de Medeiros Mendes Centro Universitário do Planalto Central Aparecido dos Santos, Brasilia, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1999-7432
Paloma Gonçalves Pimenta da Veiga Neves Centro Universitário do Planalto Central Aparecido dos Santos, Brasilia, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2994-4836
Hyale Melo Lima Centro Universitário do Planalto Central Aparecido dos Santos, Brasilia, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7177-4343
Ana Gabriela Batista Pinheiro de Brito Centro Universitário do Planalto Central Aparecido dos Santos, Brasilia, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4662-6271
Bruce Martins FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5000-1149
Raquel Turci Pedroso Centro Universitário do Planalto Central Aparecido dos Santos, Brasilia, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0905-5465

Abstract

Introduction: Burnout syndrome, linked to chronic occupational stress, particularly affects healthcare professionals. Objective: To investigate the incidence and explanatory hypotheses of burnout syndrome in newly graduated doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: A total of 81 newly graduated doctors working during the COVID-19 pandemic responded to the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and 10 volunteers were selected for narrative interviews. Results: Among the volunteers, 59.26% met the criteria for burnout, with the emotional exhaustion subdomain being the factor with the highest explanatory power, representing 46% of the total variance. Interviews highlighted three main areas: lack of job security, the burden of the pandemic on medical practice, and challenges faced as newly graduated professionals. Discussion: Emotional exhaustion results from the effort to adapt to the pandemic protocols. These findings underscore the need for specific support for early-career healthcare professionals during public health crises.

Keywords: burnout, physicians, COVID-19.

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2024-12-19

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Vol. 24 No. contínuo (2024): rPOT Continuous numbering/2024

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Empirical Research Reports

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