[Defining and understanding the burn out of gerontological caregivers]

Abstract

The malaise in the gerontology sector can be accounted for and new explanations for caregiver burnout can be proposed. Through a review of the literature, an overview of the issue can be drawn up and a theoretical and clinical reflection can be initiated. After having contextualized the extent of the phenomenon, we will present the plural conceptions of burn out and its origin. A new look will be taken at this syndrome by raising a set of factors potentially involved in the exhaustion of caregivers.

Keywords: caregiver burnout syndrome; carer/patient relationship; gerontology; gérontologie; psychopathologie; psychopathology; relation soignant/soigné; syndrome d’épuisement professionnel des soignants.