El síndrome de burnout en policías: Una revisión sistemática sobre aspectos metodológicos, factores asociados, causas y consecuencias.
Resumen
El síndrome de burnout afecta de manera específica a ocupaciones con labores de trato directo con la población, donde los cuerpos policíacos no son la excepción; por ello, el objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las investigaciones arbitradas e indexadas respecto al síndrome de burnout en oficiales de policía. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica sobre el tema a través de las bases de datos Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science y EBSCO. Dentro de las investigaciones analizadas, destaca la presencia de distintos factores asociados al síndrome de burnout, así como sus causas y consecuencias. Se concluye que la prevalencia del burnout en oficiales de policía está asociada a múltiples causas y produce distintas repercusiones.
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