Norma Patricia Caro

Satisfacción Laboral y Síndrome de Desgaste Laboral en Enfermeros de Hospitales Públicos Córdoba-Argentina

espanolLa falta de satisfaccion laboral sumada a caracteristicas propias de cada persona, actuarian como condicionantes para la aparicion del Sindrome Burnout (BO), enfermedad laboral que afecta a profesionales expuestos a condiciones psicosociales desfavorables en su medio laboral. El objetivo de esta investigacion fue determinar el nivel de satisfaccion laboral, la prevalencia del BO y su relacion con variables socio demograficas, en profesionales de enfermeria de hospitales publicos de Cordoba, Argentina, bajo la hipotesis de que existe relacion directa entre la falta de satisfaccion laboral y BO. Se selecciono una muestra de enfermeros profesionales, a quienes se les suministro una encuesta socio demografica, un cuestionario de satisfaccion laboral y el Maslach Burnout Inventory. De un estudio cuantitativo aplicando distintas metodologias estadisticas, como Analisis Factorial de Correspondencias Multiples (AFCM), Regresion Logistica y Contrastes de Independencia para variables ordinales, la poblacion estudiada se clasifico como satisfecha y muy satisfecha, sin embargo, casi un cuarto de la misma padece algun grado de BO. Se establece en esta muestra, un perfil de riesgo para BO o alguno de sus tres componentes, a quienes tienen mas de 40 anos, no tienen hijos ni pareja, viven en el interior de la Provincia, no estan satisfechos laboralmente y trabajan prioritariamente en hospitales provinciales. EnglishThe lack of job satisfaction added each person´s own characteristics would function as determining factors in the appearance of the Burnout Syndrome (BO) which is a job illness that affects professionals who are exposed to unfavorable psychosocial conditions in their labor environment. The aim of this investigation was to determine the level of job dissatisfaction, the prevalence of BO and its relationship with socio demographic variables, in professional nurses working in public hospitals of Cordoba, Argentina, based on the hypothesis that there is a direct relationship between the lack of job satisfaction and BO. Professional nurses were selected and they were provided with a socio demographic survey, a questionnaire of job satisfaction and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. From a quantitative study applying different statistical methodologies like: Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA), Logistic Regression and Contrasts of Independence for ordinary variables, the studied population was classified as satisfied and very satisfied. However, almost a quarter suffer from some grade of BO. Some BO risk or some of its three components are established to those people who are over 40 years old, without children and live outside the Province. They are not satisfied with their jobs and they work mainly in provincial hospitals.