Table 1.

Prevalence of Burnout Syndrome (BS), subscales, levels, and scores among medical students at UFS. Aracaju-SE-Brazil, 2009.

	n = 369	%	IC 95%
BSprevalence, subscales and levels with scores*	38	10.3	7.3 a 13.3
Emotional Exhaustion
Low (0-9)	61	16.5	12.7 a 20.6
Moderate (10-14)	77	20.9	16.8 a 24.9
High (>14)	231	62.6	57.7 a 67.5
Cynicism
Low (0-1)	52	14.1	10.6 a 17.6
Moderate (2-6)	142	38.5	33.1 a 43.1
High (>6)	175	47.4	42.3 a 52.0
Professional Efficacy
Low (>27)	64	60.2	13.3 a 21.1
Moderate (23-27)	83	22.5	18.4 a 27.1
High (<23)	222	17.3	53.3 a 64.8

<?ENTCHAR ast?>: Scores based on Maroco J, Tecedeiro M. (2009).