Síndrome de Burnout e sonolência diurna excessiva em professores universitários

Abstract

Burnout syndrome (SB) characterizes an individual with ongoing physical, mental, and emotional fatigue linked directly to the work environment. It has become a characteristic of the teaching profession and, consequently, affectsthe sleep quality of this population. Objective:In addition to identifying signs of the presence of SB in professors at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), the present study aimed to verify its association with excessive daytime sleepiness indexes in these professionals. Methods:40 university professors from the Departments of Bachelor's degrees in Biological Sciences, Mathematics and Chemistry of the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco were evaluated. The preliminary burnout identification questionnaire (QPIB) and the Epworth scale were used as assessment tools. For statistical analysis, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to test the normality of the data and to correlate the burnout syndrome and excessive daytime sleepiness, the Spearman correlation test was applied, considering a p <0.05 as the level of statistical significance. Results:We found a weak positive correlation between burnout in numbers and ESE (r = 0.40, p = 0.01), emotional exhaustion and ESE did not present a positive correlation (r = 0.308, p = 0.05 (r = 0.371, p = 0.01), and professional performance, and ESE presented a moderate positive correlation (r = 0.437, p = 0.005). According to our results, the variables burnout and ESE are moderately associated with each other. As a result, university teachers are increasingly showing signs of developing burnout syndrome and that they are positively associated with excessive daytime sleepiness.