Sociodemographic and cognitive characteristics of hematological oncologists in Colombia related to the burnout syndrome. Variables sociodemográficas y cognitivas de hematooncólogos en Colombia relacionadas con el síndrome del “burnout”.

Abstract

Introduction: Burnout is a three-dimensional syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal achievement, with a higher prevalence among workers in the health area. Objectives: To describe the sociodemographic and cognitive characteristics of a group of hemato-oncologists in Colombia related to the burnout syndrome. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic sampling for convenience, carried out with 60 specialists in hematology, oncology and hemato-oncology linked to the ACHO. The instruments were a survey of sociodemographic and labor data of own elaboration, questionnaire of schemes of Young, inventory of automatic thoughts and the inventory of burnout of Maslach. Result: The results of knowing the presence of self-sacrificing cognitive schemes and standards inflexible, as well as distortions of fallacy of reason and divine reward, presence of burnout in medium levels (M = 59.1), as in the dimensions of low personal fulfillment (M = 67.4), depersonalization (M = 59.6) and emotional exhaustion (M = 40.6). In relation to the gender that was found that women obtained higher SB (M = 74.8) than men (M = 53.7). Conclusions: The hemato-oncologists are able to develop higher levels of burnout in the future, especially for women, which is why it is necessary to take preventive actions in this regard.