Prevalence of burnout syndrome in Ecuadorian medical students

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MENTAL HEALTH, STUDENTS, MEDICAL, HEALTH PERSONNEL.

Abstract

Introduction: Bournout syndrome in medical practice ranges from 25 % to 60 %. Medical students do not escape from this reality.

Objective: to determine the prevalence of Bournout syndrome in medical students in Ecuador.

Methods: a search for information on the incidence of BS in medical students in Ecuador was carried out in the databases Medline, PubMed, SciELO, Embase, Google Scholar, Scopus. For this purpose, a specific search formula was used for each database, using a combination of terms with Boolean operators as nexuses.

Results: the literature consulted identified that, in Ecuador, Bournout syndrome is present in both students and health professionals. The incidence of Bournout syndrome was found to be between 14,81 % and 95,2 %, with a higher incidence in females (56,7 % to 66,67 %). As manifestations, burnout was present in 18 % to 35,19 % of the students; personal fulfillment was affected in 66,67 % to 77,55 % of the students.

Conclusions: Bournout syndrome constitutes a real health problem in undergraduate medical students in Ecuador. Based on the results, females, students with little family support and those who do extracurricular work are prone to develop it. There is a need for a transformation in medical education that favors better mental health in undergraduate medical students.

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2023-04-24

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Carrera-Freire EA, Lema-Chamorro JJ, Cueva-Moncayo MF. Prevalence of burnout syndrome in Ecuadorian medical students. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 24 [cited 2025 Aug. 7];27(1):e5989. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/5989

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