Objective: to estimate prevalence and factors associated with Burnout Syndrome in intensive care nurses in a city in the state of Bahia.
Methods: a cross-sectional, population-based study carried out with 65 intensive care nurses through a self-administered questionnaire, from July to November 2016, containing sociodemographic data, lifestyle, work characteristics. To define burnout syndrome, the Maslach Burnout Inventory was used.