Telecommuting and Its Influence on Burnout Syndrome Among Call Center Employees in Peru

Authors

  • Valicha Cuadra Morales
  • Jenry Alex Hidalgo Lama
  • Rolando Eduardo Malca Correa
  • Ana Teresa Fernández Gill
  • Elena Miriam Chávez Garces

Keywords:

Teleworking, Burnout Syndrome, exhaustion, work overload, dehumanization

Abstract

Objective: To determine the influence of teleworking on Burnout Syndrome (BS) among employees in the Call Center sector in Chiclayo, Peru. This need arose because COVID-19 altered routines and increased stress, significantly impacting workers' health.

Methods: The research implemented a non-experimental, quantitative, cross-sectional, and causal-propositive correlational design. A probabilistic sample of 183 teleworkers from a total population of 350 was selected. For data collection, a survey and a virtual questionnaire were applied. The instruments were validated by eight experts, and their reliability was obtained using Cronbach's Coefficient.

Results: The most notable findings revealed that the efficiency of teleworking was classified as deficient by 3.3% of respondents, moderate by 21.3%, and efficient by 75.4%. In relation to BS, 68.3% of participants rated their level as low, 29.0% as medium, and 2.7% as high. To contrast the hypotheses, Spearman's Rho correlation coefficient was used.

Conclusions: Teleworking significantly inversely influences BS among the study's Call Center sector employees. A low correlation degree of r = -0.296 was observed, with a bilateral significance level of 0.01, suggesting that an increase in teleworking efficiency may be related to a decrease in the prevalence of BS.

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Published

2023-08-04

How to Cite

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Cuadra Morales V, Hidalgo Lama JA, Malca Correa RE, Fernández Gill AT, Chávez Garces EM. Telecommuting and Its Influence on Burnout Syndrome Among Call Center Employees in Peru. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 4 [cited 2025 Aug. 2];42(1). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/2974

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES