Objective: to analyze the factors associated with Burnout Syndrome among nursing workers according to work shift. Method: cross-sectional study addressing a representative sample of 502 nursing workers from a philanthropic hospital facility. Data were collected using a characterization instrument, the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Service Survey and the Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple binary logistic regression. Results: levels of Burnout Syndrome were significantly higher among those working the day shift and associated factors included: high demand; low control; low social support; dissatisfaction with sleep and financial resources; being a nurse; and sedentariness. Professionals working the night shift, having low social support, being dissatisfied with sleep, having children, not having a religion, having worked for a short period in the institution, and being a nursing technician or aid were significantly more likely to experience high levels of the syndrome. Conclusion: psychosocial factors and factors from the work context, mainly low social support, were associated with the syndrome dimensions among nursing workers of both shifts.

Objetivo: Analizar la ocurrencia del síndrome de Burnout y su relación con el estrés laboral y la calidad de vida entre trabajadores de enfermería. Método: Se trata de un estudio transversal realizado entre 502 profesionales de enfermería de un hospital general filantrópico de la región sur de Brasil. Los datos se recogieron mediante instrumento con preguntas de caracterización sociodemográfica, ocupacional y de hábitos de vida, el Maslach Burnout Inventory, el Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire y l World Health Organization Quality of Life - Bref.WHOQOL-BREF. Los datos se analizaron por medio de estadística descriptiva e inferencial, en la que se utilizó el coeficiente de correlación de Spearman. Resultados: La ocurrencia del síndrome de burnout fue del 20,9% y sus dimensiones estaban relacionadas con la alta demanda, el bajo control sobre el trabajo, el poco apoyo social recibido en el trabajo, menores percepciones de la calidad de vida física, psicológica, de las relaciones sociales y del medio ambiente. Conclusión: El síndrome de Burnout estaba relacionado con altos niveles de estrés y a la percepción negativa de la calidad de vida de los trabajadores de enfermería. Objective: To analyze the prevalence of burnout syndrome and its correlation with occupational stress and quality of life among nursing workers. Method: Cross-sectional study addressing 502 nursing professionals from a philanthropic general hospital in the South of Brazil. Data were collected using an instrument addressing sociodemographic, occupational, and lifestyle characteristics, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire and the World Health Organization Quality of Life – WHOQOL-Bref. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics by using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Results: The prevalence of burnout syndrome was 20.9% and its dimensions were related to high demand, low control over work, low social support at work, and negative perceptions of physical, psychological, and social quality of life and of the work environment.Conclusion: Burnout syndrome was related to high levels of stress and a negative perception of quality of life among nursing workers. Objetivo: Analisar a ocorrência da síndrome de burnout e sua correlação com o estresse ocupacional e a qualidade de vida entre trabalhadores de enfermagem. Método: Estudo transversal realizado com 502 profissionais de enfermagem de um hospital geral filantrópico da Região Sul do Brasil. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um instrumento com questões de caracterização sociodemográfica, ocupacional e de hábitos de vida, o Maslach Burnout Inventory, o Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire e o World Health Organization Quality of Life - Bref. Os dados foram analisados por estatística descritiva e inferencial, em que utilizou-se o coeficiente de correlação de Spearman. Resultados: A ocorrência de síndrome de burnout foi de 20,9% e suas dimensões relacionaram-se a alta demanda, baixo controle sobre o trabalho, baixo apoio social recebido no trabalho, menores percepções da qualidade de vida física, psicológica, das relações sociais e do meio ambiente. Conclusão: A síndrome de burnout esteve correlacionada aos altos níveis de estresse e à percepção negativa de qualidade de vida dos trabalhadores de enfermagem.

The frequency of workplace violence has increased significantly across several countries, with short- and long-term effects on workers’ health. Within the health care sector, nursing professionals are the most exposed to workplace violence, since they provide direct assistance to patients on a 24-hour basis. To identify the types of occupational violence experienced by nursing professionals. This was a descriptive, quantitative study of 55 nursing professionals in the emergency unit of a public hospital. Data were collected between April and June 2018 through the Questionnaire for Workplace Violence Experienced or Witnessed by Nursing Professionals. Categorical variables were presented as frequencies and percentages, while continuous variables were described using measures of central tendency and dispersion. A total of 49 (88.9%) participants had experienced workplace violence, with 21 (38%) suffering verbal abuse; 14 (25.4%) experiencing mobbing; 6 (11%) reporting physical violence; 5 (9.1%) suffering sexual harassment; and 3 (5.4%) reporting racial discrimination. Furthermore, 44 (90%) of these individuals reported that the incidents of violence could have been prevented. The types of violence observed included physical aggression, verbal abuse, sexual harassment and racial discrimination, with verbal abuse being the most commonly reported. These acts were perpetrated by patients and their families, as well as colleagues and supervisors. Violence prevention strategies should be implemented in institutions in order to provide a safe working environment.

Resumo OBJETIVO Avaliar o estresse ocupacional entre trabalhadores de saúde de um hospital universitário. MÉTODOS Estudo transversal com trabalhadores de saúde de enfermagem e medicina de um hospital universitário da Região Sul do Brasil. Os dados foram coletados entre agosto de 2011 e agosto de 2012 por um questionário para caracterização e a Job Stress Scale. Realizou-se análise descritiva e univariada (Kruskal-Wallis). RESULTADOS Os participantes apresentaram alta demanda e alto controle do trabalho e baixo apoio social, indicando um trabalho ativo. Os enfermeiros tiveram menor controle sobre o trabalho (p<0,001) e os médicos receberam maior apoio social (p=0,006). Apoio social reduzido esteve relacionado à maior exposição ao estresse entre os auxiliares e técnicos de enfermagem (p=0,012). CONCLUSÃO Os trabalhadores que perceberam o apoio social reduzido apresentaram maior exposição ao estresse. Torna-se necessário implementar estratégias de prevenção ao estresse entre os trabalhadores de saúde, como o fortalecimento do apoio social no trabalho.

Objective. Investigate the burnout syndrome among undergraduate students in nursing. Methods. Explanatory sequential mixed method study conducted at a public university in Brazil. Of the 119 nursing students, 114 consented to participate and answered a questionnaire composed of sociodemographic, academic variables, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey, which were analyzed by multiple linear regression. The participants of the quantitative phase with the indicative / risk of burnout were interviewed individually (n=21) to provide an in-depth understanding of the students' experiences regarding the dimensions of the syndrome, whose statements were analyzed by the Collective Subject Discourse. Results. The prevalence of burnout syndrome was 10.5% among the surveyed. The more advanced the school year, the higher were the exhaustion (p=0.003), depersonalization (p<0.001) and low academic effectiveness (p=0.012) scores. Students with a higher workload of assignments also had higher scores of exhaustion (p=0.001), depersonalization (p<0.001) and academic (in)effectiveness (p=0.042). Dissatisfaction with the course was related to higher exhaustion (p=0.049) and depersonalization (p=0.001). The collective speeches showed the daily demands of the course, considered as intense, producing overload and exhaustion, which produced symptoms of physical and mental illness. Thus, there was the student's distancing from the course activities, as a defensive attitude, which culminated in feelings of incompetence and frustration. Conclusion. The occurrence of burnout syndrome dimensions among nursing students was related to the activities of academic daily life. It is urgent to invest in health promotion and prevention actions of these individuals in the university context.How to cite this article: Galdino MJQ, Almeida LPBM, Silva LFR, Cremer E, Scholze AR, Martins JT, et al. Burnout among nursing students: a mixed method study. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2020; 38(1):e07.

Objectives: to identify the scientific evidence on the development of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases due to workplace contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Methods: integrative literature review. The search for primary articles was held in October 2017 in the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (through Pubmed), Web of Science and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS). Results: the 16 studies analyzed showed that exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was associated with cardiovascular diseases, such as increased blood pressure, heart rate variation, and ischemic heart disease; and respiratory disorders, such as decreased lung function, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, wheeze, coughing, pulmonary wheezing, chest tightness, effort dyspnea, and sore throat. Conclusions: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons cause deleterious effects on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems through mutations and cellular inflammation, being a risk to exposed individuals.