Burnout, qualidade de vida e atividade física em profissionais de unidade de terapia intensiva de hospital escola

Abstract

To work in health care settings, especially in Intensive Care Unities (ICUs), has been associated with high levels of stress and burnout. Objective: to assess burnout, physical activity practice, and quality of life in professionals working in ICUs in a high complexity hospital. Method: descriptive cross-sectional study performed at the following ICUs: SUS (Unified Health System), Health Insurance, Emergency and Cardiology, with nursing, medical and physical therapy professionals. Participants (n=141) filled an identification questionnaire, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAC), the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the WHOQOL-Bref, World Health Organization instrument (brief) to asses quality of life. Results : Participants mean age was 34,55 ± 8,74, 70% were female and 47,1% were single. Professionals reported working from 20 to 120 hours a week ( mean 48,97 ± 17,4), 53 (38,1%) had more than one job and 46 (35,9%) worked on call. IPAC results indicated that 30,7% (N=43) reported low levels of physical activity, 35% (N=49) reported moderate levels, and 34,3 (N=48) reported high levels. None of the pawrticipants presented burnout although burnout symptoms were presente. Significant diferences were observed between groups: a) despersonalization was lower for the Ucor group when compared to the SUS group (p=0,021); b) the Emergency group reported higher levels of physical activity when compared to the SUS group (p=0,03); c) despersonalization was lower for the Emergency group when compared to the SUS group (p=0,039). Ucor professinals presented higher quality of life scores when compared with professional from other ICUs. Conclusions: participants reported higher levels of physical activity practice when compared to the literature. None of the participants presented burnout, although they had burnout symptoms. There was a difference between professional from diferente concerning despersonalization and quality of life.