Abstract
Introduction: Police work has a number of peculiarities compared to other professional activities. This work is characterised by a high level of tension and emotional exhaustion.
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of Burnout Syndrome in military police officers in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia.
Method: This was a descriptive study of 157 military police officers assigned to the 65th Independent Military Police Company and the Community Security Base. A general information questionnaire about the job and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) used to identify Burnout Syndrome were used.
Results: The prevalence of Burnout Syndrome was 12.7 % in the two Police Units studied.
Conclusions: A high prevalence of Burnout Syndrome was observed in the workers studied. It is hoped that the findings of this study will contribute to the development of health-promoting intervention strategies in this occupational segment.