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BACKGROUND: Burnout syndrome is an increasingly prevalent problem, characterised by emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (D), and low personal accomplishment (PA), feelings that appear with prolonged exposure to stress-inducing situations. The syndrome alters physical well-being and endangers the quality of services provided. Among nurses working in the paediatric area, the association between burnout and the corresponding risk profile has received little research attention, despite the highly stressful nature of this work. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study population was composed of 95 nurses working in four hospitals in the province of Granada. Data were collected using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the NEO Personality Inventory, and the Educational-Clinical Questionnaire: Anxiety and Depression. RESULTS: According to the results obtained, 22.0% of the nurses working in the paediatric area present high levels of EE, 18.5% present high levels of D, and 39.6% had feelings of low PA. These burnout levels do not depend on sociodemographic or labour variables, but the three domains of the syndrome are related to the psychological factors analysed. CONCLUSIONS: Among the nurses who participated in this study, 38.6% presented high levels of burnout, especially regarding feelings of low personal accomplishment. Personality factors play an important role in the development of this syndrome. This study shows the impact of burnout in paediatric nurses as well as the risk factors, providing information for the development of strategies to prevent it.
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Agotamiento Profesional , Enfermeras Pediátricas , Enfermeras y Enfermeros , Agotamiento Profesional/epidemiología , Niño , Emociones , Humanos , Personalidad , Factores de Riesgo , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
Introducción: Actualmente la mayoría de las madres conocen la importancia de la lactancia materna tanto para la madre como para el hijo desde el punto de vista nutritivo y de desarrollo así como afectivo y de prevención de patologías; pero algunas madres desconocen que una técnica de lactancia inadecuada puede llegar a ocasionar problemas tempranos en las mamas y con ello, en numerosas ocasiones, el abandono temprano del amamantamiento. Objetivos: En este estudio se plantean las principales alteraciones mamarias puerperales que pueden estar asociadas a una técnica de lactancia ineficaz. Metodología: Se ha realizado una búsqueda bibliográfica en las siguientes bases de datos: Medline, Pubmed y The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Se incluyen los trabajos relacionados con el objetivo del presente texto. Resultados: Los estudios consultados evalúan la asociación entre la aparición de problemas mamarios y la utilización de una técnica de lactancia inadecuada y la eficacia de los tratamientos tras la aparición de las lesiones. Conclusiones: La asociación entre la aparición de problemas tempranos en las mamas asociados a una técnica de lactancia materna inadecuada es evidente. Se concluye que la prevención es el mejor tratamiento, lugar donde desarrolla una importante labor el profesional sanitario(AU)
Introduction: Currently, most mothers know the importance of breastfeeding for both the mother and the child from the nutritional point of view and emotional development as well as prevention and pathologies, but some mothers know that inadequate breastfeeding technique can cause early problems in the breasts and thus, in many cases, the early abandonment of lactation. Objective: In this study the main puerperal breast abnormalities that may be associated with ineffective breastfeeding technique, due to insufficient maternal education about it are set out. Method: We performed a literature research in the following databases: Medline, Pubmed and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Works related to the objective of this text are included. Results: Consulted studies evaluated the association between the onset of breast problems and the use of inappropriate lactation technique and the efficacy of treatments after the onset of the lesions. Conclusions: The association between the occurrences of early problems in the breast associated with breastfeeding technique is evident. We conclude that prevention is the best treatment, where important work develops a healthcare professional(AU)