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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Educ.
Sec. Higher Education
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1488937

Prevalence and factors associated with burnout in dental students of seven Cuban universities

Provisionally accepted
Bryan Alexis Cossio-Alva Bryan Alexis Cossio-Alva 1*Ibraín Enrique Corrales-Reyes Ibraín Enrique Corrales-Reyes 2Paul Martín Herrera Plasencia Paul Martín Herrera Plasencia 1Christian R. Mejia Christian R. Mejia 3
  • 1 Universidad César Vallejo. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Escuela de Estomatología. Piura, Peru., Piura, Peru
  • 2 Manatee Oral and Facial Surgery Center. Florida, United States., Florida, United States
  • 3 Universidad Continental. Huancayo, Peru., Huancayo, Peru

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    The burnout syndrome affects diverse populations and among them undergraduate students, which can weigh down their academic performance and professional future.Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome among dental students from seven Cuban universities.Methods: Multicenter, observational, analytical and cross-sectional study developed in 7Cuban universities. The validated version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Students Survey (MBI-SS) was used as a dependent variable. Prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated.Results: A total of 738 students participated, of whom 470 (63.8%) were women. The average age was 21.7 ± 1.7 years. The prevalence of burnout was 34.8% (n=257). In the multivariate model, it was found that having an academic advisor was associated with a high burnout score (RPa: 2.10; 95% CI: 1.18 -3.74; p=0.012). In contrast, having published a scientific article was associated with a lower score (RPa: 0.38; 95% CI: 0.23 -0.64; p<0.001).One third of the students presented burnout. Having an academic tutor and having made a scientific publication were the associated factors identified.

    Keywords: Burnout1, Dentistry2, dental students3, Prevalence, Cuba

    Received: 30 Aug 2024; Accepted: 30 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Cossio-Alva, Corrales-Reyes, Herrera Plasencia and Mejia. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Bryan Alexis Cossio-Alva, Universidad César Vallejo. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Escuela de Estomatología. Piura, Peru., Piura, Peru

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