Job satisfaction, burnout and absenteeism-illness of workers in a public university hospital

Introduction: Sickness absenteeism impacts the healthcare workforce and may be related to job satisfaction and burnout. Objectives: To analyze the association between job satisfaction and burnout syndrome in a public university hospital. Methods: Cross-sectional study, carried out between January and February 2022. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Job Satisfaction S20/23, and the Burnout Characterization Scale were used for data collection. Secondary data were obtained through medical certificates. The descriptive and multivariate analysis of statistical data considered a significance level of 5%. Results: There was a statistically significant correlation between sickness absenteeism and job satisfaction, since the lower the satisfaction in hierarchical relationships (p = 0.001) and the lower the intrinsic job satisfaction (p = 0.000), the higher the sickness absenteeism, and the higher the job satisfaction, the lower the burnout (p < 0.05). Conclusions: It can be inferred that the greater the job satisfaction, the lower the burnout and the lower the absenteeism-illness.