Leite, Tatiane Isabela de AraújoFernandes, João Paulo CostaAraújo, Fernanda Letícia da CostaPereira, Xiankarla de Brito FernandesAzevedo, Dulcian Medeiros deLucena, Eudes Euler de Souza2021-03-152021-03-152019LEITE, Tatiane Isabela de Araújo; FERNANDES, João Paulo Costa; ARAÚJO, Fernanda Letícia da Costa; PEREIRA, Xiankarla de Brito Fernandes; AZEVEDO, Dulcian Medeiros de; LUCENA, Eudes Euler de Souza. Prevalência e fatores associados da síndrome de Burnout em docentes universitários. Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho, [s. l.], v. 17, n. 2, p. 170-179, 2019. Disponível em: http://www.rbmt.org.br/details/448/pt-BR/prevalencia-e-fatores-associados-da-sindrome-de-burnout-em-docentes-universitarios. Acesso em: 16 jul. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5327/z16794435201903851679-4435https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/31862Background: burnout is one of the main examples of health disorders directly related to work. This is a psychological syndrome that results from exposure to stressors in the workplace and represents a considerable psychosocial problem. Objective: to establish the prevalence of and factors associated with burnout among professors at public and private universities. Methods: we administered two self-report questionnaires—one for sociodemographic, psychosocial, occupational and health-related data, and the other based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey—to professors at four public and private universities in Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. We subjected the data to univariate and bivariate analysis and also fitted a logistic regression model. Results: about 60% of the participants were categorized as in the earliest stage of burnout syndrome. Having a chronic disease and teaching a large number of courses were the only variables significantly associated with burnout. The average score on domain depersonalization was significantly higher among the participants who had a second job, those who reported to need professional updating and the ones who taught a large number of courses. The average score on domain emotional exhaustion was higher among the participants with some chronic disease and those with high blood pressure. Conclusion: the prevalence of burnout was high in the analyzed sample of university professors. Early detection of burnout symptoms might favor early treatmentAttribution 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/BurnoutPrevalênciaDocênciaEnsino superiorBurnout, psychologicalPrevalenceTeachingEducation, higher.article10.5327/z1679443520190385