“Determinación de cortisol en profesores de la Carrera de Laboratorio Clínico y su relación con el Síndrome de Burnout”

Abstract

The present research project was carried out with the objective of determining the levels of cortisol in the professors of the Clinical Laboratory Career of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Technical University of Ambato and its relation with Burnout syndrome, which is A psychophysiological response to chronic work stress, is characterized by the presence of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal fulfillment, considered as an increasingly frequent condition in the teaching profession. Therefore, cortisol is a measurable and quantifiable biological parameter that serves as an index for the evaluation of physiology and the health of the teacher. The importance of this marker is that as a result of the syndrome certain changes occur, such as alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which are directly linked to the key symptoms of Burnout. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in patients who work as teachers in the period October-March 2017, obtaining as a result that 50% of the total population analyzed presented alterations in cortisol levels in the long-term The working day, and through the application of the Maslach test, the presence of Burnout Syndrome was evidenced; While the remaining 50% had no alterations in cortisol levels, but there is a certain risk tendency for the syndrome. Concluding that cortisol is an important indicator of stress and has a direct relationship with the diagnosis of Burnout Syndrome, which is one of the psychological problems that are progressively affected to the teaching profession.