Burnout Syndrome in Military Police Officers from a Large City in the State of Bahia
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Ermillo Campos Lima
http://orcid.org/0009-0006-7921-247X
Joselice Almeida Góis
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8870-3509
Fábio Lisboa Barreto
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1390-7261
Thatiane Silva Costa Tapioca
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6670-2545
Éder Pereira Rodrigues
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-2871
Márcia Oliveira Staffa Tironi
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3242-4847
Mônica Andrade Nascimento
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3945-4301
Carlito Lopes Nascimento Sobrinho
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6387-3760
http://orcid.org/0009-0006-7921-247X
Joselice Almeida Góis
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8870-3509
Fábio Lisboa Barreto
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1390-7261
Thatiane Silva Costa Tapioca
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6670-2545
Éder Pereira Rodrigues
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-2871
Márcia Oliveira Staffa Tironi
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3242-4847
Mônica Andrade Nascimento
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3945-4301
Carlito Lopes Nascimento Sobrinho
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6387-3760
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.
Keywords:
prevalence, burnout syndrome, police officers, work
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LIMA, Ermillo Campos et al.
Burnout Syndrome in Military Police Officers from a Large City in the State of Bahia.
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 13, n. 5, may 2025.
ISSN 2375-1924.
Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/6541>. Date accessed: 21 june 2025.
doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v13i5.6541.
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5. Góis J, Santos C, Aragão N, et al. Burnout Syndrome in Intensive Care Unit Workers in a City in Northeastern Brazil. MRAJ. 2024;12(8). doi:10.18103/mra.v12i8.5734
6. Tironi M, Teles JMM, Barros DDS, et al. Prevalence of burnout syndrome in intensivist doctors in five Brazilian capitals. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 2016;28(3). doi:10.5935/0103-507X.20160053
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9. Maslach C, Leiter MP. Understanding the burnout experience: recent research and its implications for psychiatry. World Psychiatry. 2016;15(2):103-111. doi:10.1002/wps.20311
10. Araújo TM, Aquino E, Menezes G, Santos CO, Aguiar L. Aspectos psicossociais do trabalho e distúrbios psíquicos entre trabalhadoras de enfermagem. Rev Saúde Pública. 2003;37(4):424-433. doi:10.1590/S0034-89102003000400006
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