Suicidal ideation as a factor associated with Burnout syndrome in medical students

ABSTRACT Objective To identify the prevalence and factors associated with Burnout syndrome in medical students. Methods Cross-sectional study with medical students from a private educational institution in southern Brazil. The Maslach Burnout Inventory – Student Survey was used to identify the syndrome and an instrument for collecting sociodemographic information, habits, routine and academic situation. Descriptive analysis of the data was carried out and associations between related information were assessed using the collection instrument with the presence of Burnout syndrome, using the prevalence ratios using the chi-test or Fisher’s test. Associations with a p-value