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Cardiovascular risk and the burnout syndrome in Mexican workers In the last decade, several studies of the Burnout syndrome (BO) in Mexican workers had identified an important prevalence (2-4%) of this condition in different populations. Different authors had reported many negative outcomes related to BO, as low job performance, absenteeism, and related diseases such as; mental health problems (depression, etc.) an cardiovascular diseases (coronary heart disease and circulatory diseases). In this study, we analyzed the association between the presence of the BO syndrome with the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and related risk factors in a group of Mexican workers. Method: This is a cross sectional study of 1,368 workers, 842 women and 526 men, from 4 different occupations, middle school teachers, health services workers, legal services workers and firefighters. All the workers were informed about the study and those that were willing to collaborate, filled out and sign in an informed consent letter. In the study, to identify the presence of BO the Evaluation of Burnout Syndrome Questionnaire (CESQT) was used (Gil-Monte, 2005), and to assess the cardiovascular risk of these workers, their blood pressure, weight, height, hip and waist circumference were measured, and a blood sample was drained to analyze their serum lipids levels. In this study the BO total score that includes the four dimensions scores was used, and workers were classified as pathologic (P90), high (P66), moderate (P33) and low burnout levels. The Framingham equation was used to estimate the workers´ risk to develop a cardiovascular disease during the next 10 years. The data was analyzed using the SPSS statistical package (Ver.15). TheThe c² and Kruskall-Wallis test (KW) were used. Results: The pathologic and high BO level subgroups had a significantly higher prevalence f perceived bad health, a high waist/hip index, elevated total cholesterol and High LDL cholesterol, than the lower level. A trend was also observed among the pathologic and high BO subgroups with higher levels of: High diastolic pressure, High systolic pressure, higher Body Mass Index and Triglycerides. The predicted risk of developing a cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years has a trend that shows a 65% higher risk for the diseased BO group than for the low-level group. Conclusion: This study shows a relationship among the level of exposure to BO and different cardiovascular diseases and risk factors. The increased health risk of developing a cardiovascular disease due to the presence of BO is relevant, a 65% increased risk of having high blood pressure in those with a pathologic level of BO. The presence of BO in the workers brings not only effects on their performance, care attention or satisfaction; it also has important cardiovascular effects in the affected workers.

Palabras clave: Burnout cardiovascular risk Mexican workers.

2012-07-24   |   1,025 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

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