Abstract

NEVES, Camila Prado das  and  RIBEIRO, Dayane Machado. Burnout in undergraduate dental students. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.1, pp. 39-49. ISSN 1679-5954.

The Burnout syndrome (BS) is a multidimensional chronic condition. It is observed that a significant number of health professionals and students, especially on Dentistry, has been affected by this injury. This study aimed to check the prevalence of SB among undergraduate dental students of 1st, 5th and 10th stages of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire on demographic and economic data, student profile and the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey (MBI-SS) in the Brazilian version. The prevalence of SB was 10.89%. There was a statistically significant association between the stages of the course and the variables perception of the conditions of the physical structure of the educational institution and thought of quitting the course. Also between the occurrence of the SB and the variables: stage of the course, weekly hours of leisure, time spent sleeping, need a tutor, selfperception of the academic performance and of the teacher's one, perception of the conditions of the physical structure of the educational institution, consumption medicines because studies and thought of quitting the course. In conclusion, the SB was prevalent in 10.89% of the students surveyed.

Keywords : Burnout; Stress; Dental Students.