THE IMPACT OF MUSICAL PRACTICES AS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR FOR THE QUALITY OF OCCUPATIONAL LIFE IN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AT HOSPITAL NOSSA DAS MERCÊS/SÃO JOÃO DEL-REI/MG.
Burnout syndrome, hospital care, occupational health, music practices, cognitive flexibility.
Context: Burnout syndrome is characterized when the individual suffers, often chronically, the somatic effects of stressors that are not coped with. Evidence shows how the individual needs to seek ways to mitigate the harmful effects of stress on his quality of life, especially in the pandemic reality. Concepts such as resilience and self-efficacy have been deepened in the search for ways that help the individual to better cope with the difficulties of life. In this sense, musical practices have a fundamental role both in terms of emotional mobilization that can help mental balance and better cope with stressful situations, and in the expansion of brain functions such as cognition, memory, emotion, and intelligence. Objetive: a) to verify the protective impact of musical experience on the incidence of Burnout syndrome among the health team professionals of the Nossa Senhora das Mercês Hospital (São João del-Rei/MG); Subjects and methods: 45 subjects were recruited for this study - healthcare workers from the Nossa Senhora das Mercês Hospital - over 18 years of age, not under psychiatric treatment and not using psychotropic drugs. The study design was primary, observational, cross-sectional, retrospective, analytical and comparative. Two evaluation instruments (questionnaires) were applied: preliminary Burnout Identification Questionnaire (prepared and adapted by Chafic Jbeili from the Maslach Burnout Inventory - MBI) and the Portuguese version of the Brief Music Experience Questionnaire (Brief MEQ). Results: the results indicate that subjects with lower scores on the Chafic Jbeili Questionnaire (screening for Burnout Syndrome) have significantly higher scores in relation to musical experience (p<0.05). Discussion and Conclusion: The present study is part of a research that will include about 300 subjects, employees of the Hospital das Mercês healthcare staff (São João del-Rei/Minas gerais/Brazil). The sample of 45 subjects will be used to show the trends of the study. Because of this still small sample universe, it was not possible to investigate other aspects such as possible gender differences or differences among the various sectors of the hospital. It is expected that such data can be generated from the target sample of 300 subjects. As demonstrated, the trend that musical experience acts as a protective factor in the stressful environment in the hospital setting may indicate future preventive strategies regarding the level of stress in the healthcare staff, such as the inclusion of musical practices for the healthcare team members.