SynthesisJournal of occupational health2017
Systematic review of the association between physical activity and burnout.
Synthesis in Journal of occupational health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06228495 (Recovery at Your Fingertips), which is not on this map. Cited by 93 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Recovery at Your Fingertips: Pilot Study of an mHealth Intervention for Work-Related Stress Among Nursing Students (DIARY)
Who cites it
93 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 206 citations in OpenAlex.
- Person-directed burnout intervention for nurses: A systematic review of psychoeducational approaches.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Association Between Physical Activity and the Risk of Burnout in Health Care Workers: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Pooled it
- Physical activity, burnout and quality of life in medical students: A systematic review.The clinical teacher · 2022Pooled it
- Determinants of Burnout among Teachers: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Predictors of Occupational Burnout: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of interventions for the well-being, satisfaction and flourishing of general practitioners-a systematic review.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- The evidence base for physiotherapy in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome when considering post-exertional malaise: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Journal of translational medicine · 2021Pooled it
- The Association between Energy Balance-Related Behavior and Burn-Out in Adults: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Efficacy of Exercise Therapy in Persons with Burnout. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Impact of exercise training and diet therapy on the physical fitness, quality of life, and immune response of people living with HIV/AIDS: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Association between physical activity and burnout among healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with Burnout Among Nurses: The Roles of Shift Work Characteristics, Work-Life Balance Satisfaction, and Chronic Disease.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The consequences of changes in exercise habits on work engagement and presenteeism: Evidence from an event-study analysis using Japanese longitudinal data.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2026Article
- Associations of Night-Shift Work, Sleep Duration, and Physical Activity with Burnout Among Healthcare Workers in Bucharest, Romania: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the Burnout Assessment Tool.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Bolstering wellbeing and mitigating burnout in critical care: a mixed-methods exploration.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2026Article
- Beyond the Operating Room: Determinants of Burnout and Resilience among Metabolic Bariatric Surgeons Worldwide.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Sleep and workload mediate the relationship between digital engagement and burnout: a national cross-sectional study of university faculty in India.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Effects of a Workplace Exercise Program on Stress, Burnout, and Quality of Life in Radiologic Technologists: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Occupational Stress, Burnout, and Quality of Life in Radiographers: A Scoping Review of Workforce Well-Being.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Moderating Effects of Muscle Fitness on the Associations Between Work Stress, Burnout, and Well-Being Among White-Collar Workers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
33 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveBurnout constitutes a health risk, and interventions are needed to reduce it. The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence regarding the relationship between physical activity and burnout by conducting a systematic review of longitudinal and intervention studies.
methodsA literature search resulted in the identification of a final set of ten studies: four longitudinal and six intervention studies. In separate analyses for each category, evidence was synthesized by extracting the study characteristics and assessing the methodological quality of each study. The strength of evidence was calculated with the standardized index of convergence (SIC).
resultsIn longitudinal studies, we found moderately strong evidence (SIC (4) = -1) for a negative relationship between physical activity and the key component of burnout, i.e., exhaustion. We found strong evidence (SIC (6) = -0.86) for the effect of physical activity on reducing exhaustion in intervention studies. As only one study could be classified as a high quality study, these results of previous studies need to be interpreted with some caution.
conclusionsThis systematic review suggests that physical activity constitutes an effective medium for the reduction of burnout. Although consistent evidence was found, there is a lack of high quality longitudinal and intervention studies considering the influence of physical activity on burnout. Therefore, future research should be conducted with the aim to produce high quality studies, to develop a full picture of physical activity as a strategy to reduce burnout.
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