ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2016
Health-related quality of life in patients with Burnout on sick leave: descriptive and comparative results from a clinical study.
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- Effect of traditional yoga, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy, on health related quality of life: a randomized controlled trial on patients on sick leave because of burnout.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2018Trial
- How pain intensity and mental disorders shape chronic pain sick leave and quality of life in the general Spanish population.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Factors associated with symptom severity in stress-induced exhaustion disorder: cohort characterization and cross-sectional correlations.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Sick Leave Due to Stress, What are the Costs for Dutch Employers?Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Exhaustion disorder: scoping review of research on a recently introduced stress-related diagnosis.BJPsych open · 2022Article
- Burnout and quality of life among correctional officers in a women's correctional facility.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT · 2021Article
- Burnout, associated comorbidities and coping strategies in French community pharmacies-BOP study: A nationwide cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeTo explore the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), the cause of being ill, and the pharmacological treatment in patients on sick leave because of Burnout. The HRQoL among these patients was also compared with that of individuals who were working full time.
methodsHRQoL was measured using the SWED-QUAL questionnaire, comprising 67 items grouped into 13 subscales, scored from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) points, and covering aspects of physical and emotional well-being, cognitive function, sleep, general health, social, and sexual functioning. The Burnout group (n = 94), mean age 43 years, were on 50% sick leave or more. The comparison group consisted of healthy persons (n = 88) of similar age and educational level who were working full time.
resultsThe Burnout group had markedly low scores in general. The cause of illness was mainly work-related. Psychotropic medication was prescribed for 55%. Significantly lower scores were found in the Burnout group than in the comparison group in all subscales, p < 0.001. The median differences in scores ranged from 10 to 56 points. Differences rated by effect size were large, 0.85-2.01.
conclusionsPatients on sick leave because of Burnout rated their HRQoL as very low in general, their cause of being ill was mainly work-related, and psychotropic medication was prescribed for a majority. Their scores were markedly lower in all subscales in comparison with healthy individuals working full time. The study adds to our understanding of the situation of patients with Burnout. The results can be useful in clinical work and future research.
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