Satisfacción laboral, grado de burnout y calidad de vida profesional de los fisioterapeutas de atención hospitalaria de Castilla y León

Abstract

Background Job satisfaction, burnout and professional quality of life of physiotherapists is key to maintaining the quality of services provided to patients. Objectives To describe job satisfaction, burnout and professional quality of life of physiotherapists in hospital care in the public health system of Castilla y León (SACYL); to identify the existing differences in job satisfaction, burnout and the level of professional quality of life among them; to determine the relationship between the three variables. Materials and methods A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out, with convenience sampling, in physiotherapists from Castilla y León working in hospital care. Data were collected on job satisfaction (Font Roja), burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory) and professional quality of life (CVP-35) in the workplace. A descriptive and relational analysis of the variables analysed was carried out. Results Seventy-two physiotherapists participated, 75% of whom were women, with an average age of 42.8 ± 8.37 years. The level of burnout was medium-high in the dimensions of emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation, low in personal fulfilment and low in job satisfaction (SMG = −0.04). Professional quality of life values reach a score of remarkable (7.15 ± 1.43). Conclusions Hospital care physiotherapists of the SACYL present high intrinsic motivation, despite the low managerial support they receive. The improvement of both dimensions leads to an increase in job satisfaction and professional quality of life, and a decrease in burnout levels (especially in emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation).