Vol. 28 No. 3 (2018)
Artículos de investigación

Psychological well-being and burnout in primary health care professionals in the region of Los Lagos, Chile

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  • Alex Leandro Véliz Burgos,
  • Anita Patricia Dörner Paris,
  • Alexis Gerardo Soto Salcedo,
  • Angélica Arriagada Arriagada
Alex Leandro Véliz Burgos Universidad de Los Lagos

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Anita Patricia Dörner Paris Universidad de Los Lagos

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Alexis Gerardo Soto Salcedo Universidad Mayor de Chile

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Angélica Arriagada Arriagada Universidad de Los Lagos

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Published 2018-08-08

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Psychological well-being and burnout in primary health care professionals in the region of Los Lagos, Chile. (2018). Acta Universitaria, 28(3), 56-64. https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2018.1895

Abstract

The objective of this work was to determine the level of psychological well-being and burnout on 121 health professionals from Los Lagos region in Chile (63% female, M = 30.80 years, SD = 13.03 years). The Ryff psychological well-being scale and the Maslach burnout Inventory were applied, resulting in a 21% of participants having a low level of well-being and a 25.5% showing symptoms of burnout. Thus, we can state that there is a positive relationship between the level of personal fulfilment and psychological well-being (r = 0.53, p < 0.01). That is why throughout this study the need to generate and encourage self-care actions among health professionals is reinforced.

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