Author:

• João Paulo Pinheiro - Pinheiro, JP - <joaopinheiro85@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8245-314X

Co-author(s):

• Juliana Burges Sbicigo - Sbicigo, JB - <julianasbicigo@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9600-3318
• Eduardo Augusto Remor - Remor, EA - <eduardo.remor@ufrgs.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5393-8700

Abstract:

Burnout syndrome may affect primary health care (PHC) workers. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of empathy and occupational stress with Burnout of PHC professionals. 348 workers responded to an online assessment including occupational stress, empathy and burnout scales. The empathy dimensions empathic concern and perspective taking were negatively correlated with burnout (p

Keywords:

Occupational stress; empathy; Burnout; primary healthcare.

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