Burnout syndrome and metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional population-based study

• Published in: Archives of environmental & occupational health Vol. 76; no. 5; pp. 266 - 274
• Main Authors: Merces, Magno Conceição das, Coelho, Julita Maria Freitas, Lua, Iracema, Silva, Douglas de Souza e, Gomes, Antônio Marcos Tosoli, Santana, Amália Ivine Costa, da Silva, Dandara Almeida Reis, Neves Cunha Magalhães, Lucélia Batista, Júnior, Argemiro D'Oliveira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Taylor & Francis 04.07.2021; Kirkpatrick Jordon Foundation
• Subjects: Burnout; Metabolic disorders; Metabolic syndrome; Nurses; Nursing; occupational health; Population studies; Population-based studies; primary health care; professional; Women
• ISSN: 1933-8244; 2154-4700; 2154-4700
• DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2020.1819186

In the population of Primary Health Care Nursing (PHC) professionals, the association between Burnout Syndrome (BS) and Metabolic Syndrome (MS) has not been investigated. The objective was to evaluate the association between BS and MS among PHC Nursing Professionals. A cross-sectional, multicenter, population-based study was conducted in the state of Bahia, Brazil, with 1,125 professionals. The prevalence of BS and MS corresponded to 18.3% and 24.4%, respectively. The prevalence in women of BS was 16.4% and of MS 23.7%, in men 31.6% for BS and 29.4% for MS. Men with BS are 3.23 times more likely to develop MS, and women 1.48 times more. BS was associated between men and women and exhibited a good discriminatory predictive power.