“…Whilst burnout in health professions is a frequent area of study in Spain and less so in Latin America, the studies performed in both regions are often studies of prevalence showing high levels of burnout (Gandini, Paulini, Marcos, Jorge, & Luis, 2006;Gil-Monte & Marucco, 2008;Grau, Suñer, & García, 2005;Silva & Menezes, 2008) that may vary in function of the criteria applied due to transcultural influences (Gil-Monte & Marucco, 2008). Burnout is high in these nations especially in resident doctors, who show high levels of emotional exhaustion and signs of depression (Martins et al, 2011;Waldman et al, 2009). We are not aware of similar studies that analyse the adverse work-related consequences of burnout in these nations, although there are studies that found a correlation between burnout and worse scores in perceived quality of life and health impacts (Mingote, Moreno, & Gálvez, 2004;Schwartzmann, 2007).…”