Objective: To estimate the prevalence and investigate the association between psychosocial aspects of work and Burnout Syndrome in intensive care nurses in a large city in the interior of Bahia.
Methods: Cross-sectional, population-based study that used a self-administered questionnaire to investigate the psychosocial aspects of work through the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and the prevalence of Burnout Syndrome through the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
Results: The prevalence of Burnout Syndrome was 55.4%. Emotional exhaustion was the most affected dimension among the workers studied. A strong association was observed between the passive work situation (low demand, low control) and low demand (low demand, high control) of the demand-control model and the prevalence of Burnout Syndrome in intensive care nurses.
Conclusions: The results of this study can contribute to the discussion on strategies for improving working conditions, seeking to prevent physical and mental illness among intensive care nurses.

Graduated in Nursing and Midwifery from the State University of Feira de Santana, specialist in Intensive Care, Master's degree in Nursing from the Federal University of Bahia, PhD candidate in the Postgraduate Program in Public Health. She is currently a permanent professor at the Department of Health at the State University of Feira de Santana. Member of the research groups: NIPES - Interdisciplinary Center for Health Studies, SSAEE - Health Situation and Statistical Analysis Room.