Esfuerzo recompensa y Síndrome de Burnout en el Sector Salud, una Revisión Integrativa, 2018 a 2024

Diana Carolina Rodríguez-Romero; Sergio Orlando  Ovalle-Quiroga; Diana Derly Bueno-Castro; Mónica del Pilar Tamayo-Olmos; Rodrigo Ruiz-Lurduy; Johny Rojas Rangel

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Vol. 24 No. 46 (2026): 1

Published 2025-11-11

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Effort Reward and Burnout Syndrome in the Health Sector, an Integrative Review, 2018 to 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.10567

Diana Carolina Rodríguez-Romero Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Sergio Orlando Ovalle- Quiroga Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Diana Derly Bueno-Castro Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Mónica del Pilar Tamayo-Olmos Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Rodrigo Ruiz-Lurduy Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Johny Rojas Rangel Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

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Introduction. Several studies recognize that the effort-reward imbalance has a significant impact on the job performance of healthcare personnel. Objective. To conduct an integrative review to describe the relationship between effort-reward and burnout syndrome in the healthcare sector between 2018 and 2024. Method. A search for information was conducted in the BioMed Central, Emerald Insight, Epistemonikos, Medline, ProQuest, Pubmed, Redalyc, SciELO, Science Direct, Scopus, and Springer Link databases. Twenty-two articles were selected, most of which (90.9%) used quantitative, descriptive methodology with correlational analysis. The most studied professions were doctors (30.4%), followed by nurses (21.7%). Conclusion. Younger men are more likely to develop professional burnout. Likewise, women were at greater risk of emotional exhaustion and excessive commitment. Finally, healthcare professionals with a greater effort-reward imbalance are at greater risk of developing burnout syndrome.

keywords: Psychological Exhaustion, Effort-Reward, Healthcare Personnel, Quality of Life, Occupational Stress, Emotions

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Rodríguez-Romero , D. C., Ovalle- Quiroga, S. O., Bueno-Castro , D. D., Tamayo-Olmos , M. del P., Ruiz-Lurduy, R., & Rojas Rangel, J. (2025). Effort Reward and Burnout Syndrome in the Health Sector, an Integrative Review, 2018 to 2024. NOVA Biomedical Sciences Journal, 24(46), 203-227. https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.10567

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