• Pedro R Gil-Monte and Mariana A Marucco.
• Unidad de Investigación Psicosocial de la Conducta Organizacional, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Valencia, Avenida Blasco Ibáñez 21, Valencia, Spain. Pedro.Gil-Monte@uv.es
• Rev Saude Publica. 2008 Jun 1;42(3):450-6.

ObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of burnout in pediatricians of general hospitals.MethodsNon-randomized cross-sectional study carried out in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2006. The study sample comprised 123 pediatricians working in pediatrics services of general hospitals, 89 women (72.4%) and 34 men (27.6%). Data were gathered through an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire. Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and different approaches were employed to estimate burnout prevalence.ResultsThe prevalence of burnout was different according to the approach used: the prevalence was 10.6% by the United States criteria; 24.4% by the Spanish criteria; 37.4% by the Argentinean criteria and 3.25% by the Dutch clinical criteria.ConclusionsBurnout prevalences varied significantly depending on the approach used due to cross-cultural influences.

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