BURNOUT, WORK INSTABILITY, MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AND ABSENTEEISM IN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: SCOPING REVIEW

Abstract

Objective: To map the scientific production on Burnout Syndrome, work instability, work-related musculoskeletal disorders and absenteeism in health professionals. Material and Method: Scoping review conducted in the databases: Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane, LILACS, CINAHL, Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar repository and SciELO virtual library. We included quantitative and qualitative studies, primary studies and reviews, published in the last 20 years, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Results: Eleven studies were selected, most of them cross-sectional, conducted with doctors and nurses in hospitals, which showed that work instability was associated with increased psychological loads and demands, showed a relationship with burnout and absenteeism. Conclusion: Burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals is related to work instability and work-related musculoskeletal disorders and caused absenteeism among healthcare professionals.