Prevalence of burnout syndrome among physiotherapist working in intensive care units and step down unit

Methods We applied a specific questionnaire to the physiotherapy team in the intensive care unit and step down, with questions describing the socio-demographic and occupational variables of the participants, plus specific information to describe the burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). This instrument consists of 22 items, ranging from “0” as “never” to “6” as “every day”, distributed in three blocks emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and job satisfaction. It was used as reference values, the points established in studies conducted by GEPEB Group of Studies and Research on Stress and Burnout. Considering as having burnout syndrome a person with high scores on Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization, associated with low points in Personal Achievement.