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Burnout and Musculoskeletal Pain: A Health Promotion Intervention

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Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

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Burnout may contribute to reduce physical and mental health. The objective of this study is the elaboration of a health education intervention based on compensatory workplace exercises to reduce burnout levels and musculoskeletal pain. The sample consisted of 49 administrative employees of a large hospital in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, 61.2% females and 38.8% males. Mean age 38.3 years (SD = 11.6), range between 20 and 61 years. The following instruments were applied: Sociodemographic questionnaire, Maslach Burnout Inventory—General Survey and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire before and after the intervention. The intervention program consisted of 18 sessions of compensatory workplace exercises, held for five weeks, with a frequency of three sessions per week and a duration of 30 min each session. The results obtained before the intervention (items mean values) suggest moderate Exhaustion (2.50 ± 0.938), higher Cynicism (3.27 ± 0.917) and lower Professional Efficacy (1.81 ± 0.406). Concerning musculoskeletal pain, it was more prevalent in the shoulders (69.4%) and back (upper 67.3% and lower 65.3%), followed by the thighs and neck (both 61.2%). The results showed a significant decrease in the levels of the three dimensions of burnout and in all musculoskeletal symptoms evaluated after intervention (p < 0.05). After this analysis, it was concluded that the program fulfilled the objectives initially proposed, demonstrating the relevance of the implementation of health education programs in the scope of occupational health.

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  2. Multi-professional Coordination, Carlos Macieira Hospital, São Luís, MA, Brazil

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Amaral, A.P., Santos, G. (2019). Burnout and Musculoskeletal Pain: A Health Promotion Intervention. In: Arezes, P., et al. Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 202. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14730-3_26

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