ABSTRACT
Objective
To identify the prevalence and factors associated with Burnout syndrome in medical students.
Methods
Cross-sectional study with medical students from a private educational institution in southern Brazil. The Maslach Burnout Inventory – Student Survey was used to identify the syndrome and an instrument for collecting sociodemographic information, habits, routine and academic situation. Descriptive analysis of the data was carried out and associations between related information were assessed using the collection instrument with the presence of Burnout syndrome, using the prevalence ratios using the chi-test or Fisher’s test. Associations with a p-value < 0.25 were inserted in a multivariate model, in a step-forward format, using Poisson regression. They were considered signed with p value < 0.05.
Result
Five hundred and twenty-two (88.2%) students participated in the survey. The prevalence of Burnout syndrome was 12.3%. Associations with Burnout syndrome that had a value of p < 0.25 were “not living with a partner”, “living alone”, “sleeping up to five hours a day”, “having up to five hours a week of leisure”, “having thoughts suicide” and “psychological counseling”. After inserting these variables in the multivariate model, only 10% higher likelihood of Burnout syndrome was identified in the student who reported suicidal thinking, which is the only associated factor found with the occurrence of burnout (p < 0.001).
Conclusion
The prevalence of Burnout syndrome among medical students was 12.3% and only the presence of suicidal thoughts during the course was associated with its occurrence.
Burnout; suicidal ideation; medical students