Abstract
Goal: To estimate the prevalence and investigate the association between psychosocial aspects of work and Burnout Syndrome in intensive care nurses in a large city in the interior of Bahia.
Methods: Cross-sectional, population-based study that used a self-administered questionnaire to investigate the psychosocial aspects of work through the Job Content Questionnaire and the prevalence of Burnout Syndrome through the Maslach Burnout Inventory.
Results: The prevalence of Burnout Syndrome was 55.4%. Emotional exhaustion was the most affected dimension among the workers studied. A strong association was observed between the passive work situation (low demand, low control) and low demand (low demand, high control) of the demand-control model and the prevalence of Burnout Syndrome in intensive care nurses.
Conclusion: The results of this study can contribute to the discussion on strategies for improving working conditions, seeking to prevent physical and mental illness among intensive care nurses.