Mi SciELO
Servicios Personalizados
Revista
Articulo
Indicadores
- Citado por SciELO
- Accesos
Links relacionados
- Citado por Google
- Similares en SciELO
- Similares en Google
Compartir
Gerokomos
versión impresa ISSN 1134-928X
Resumen
BLANCO EZQUERRO, José. The guilt in the relationship between burnout and seeking help from a health profesional. Gerokomos [online]. 2017, vol.28, n.4, pp.173-177. ISSN 1134-928X.
Objective.
To test relationship among some psychosocial variables involved in a model of burnout and study the mediating role of guilt between indifference and search for qualified help.
Method.
Cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational design. Sample: 272 geriatric nursing assistants. Variables: work overload, social support at work, autonomy, psychological exhaustion, eagerness to work, indifference, guilt and search for qualified help. Descriptive analysis, inner consistency, correlation, path analysis and bootstrapping.
Results.
Relationships between variables show that psychosocial variables determine the syndrome according to literature and in line with the raised hypotheses. Guilt mediates relationship between indifference and search for qualified help.
Discussion and conclusions.
Literature in this field is compared, evidences are provided to confirm that this model is suitable to develop burnout and it is highlighted the relevance of guilt feelings in jobs where personal interrelationship is needed. Guidelines for prevention and intervention, and limitations of the study are also provided.
Palabras clave : job stress; burnout; guilt; geriatric nursing assistants.