SynthesisJournal of sports science & medicine2018
Efficacy of Exercise Therapy in Persons with Burnout. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Examining the Impact of a 12-week Worksite Exercise Training Intervention on Mental, Metabolic, Physical, Spiritual, and Occupational Well-being Among Acute Care Nurses: A Randomized, Controlled Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical activity, burnout and quality of life in medical students: A systematic review.The clinical teacher · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of interventions for the well-being, satisfaction and flourishing of general practitioners-a systematic review.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- The Association between Energy Balance-Related Behavior and Burn-Out in Adults: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Psychological responses to acute exercise in patients with stress-induced exhaustion disorder: a cross-over randomized trial.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Burnout and the Brain-A Mechanistic Review of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Studies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Associations of lifestyle with burnout risk and recovery need in Flemish secondary schoolteachers: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Correlation between physical activity and burnout amongst allied healthcare professionals in eThekwini, South Africa.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- Exercise Is a Vital Sign.HCA healthcare journal of medicine · 2024Review
- A Cross-Sectional Study on Physical Activity and Burnout among Family Physicians in Slovenia during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are the Results Alarming Enough to Convince Decision-Makers to Support Family Medicine?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Physical Activity, Sun Exposure, Vitamin D Intake and Perceived Stress in Italian Adults.Nutrients · 2023Article
- A Survey of Personal Health Habits, Wellness, and Burnout in Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons-Are We Taking Care of Ourselves?Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2023Article
- Social, lifestyle, and health status characteristics as a proxy for occupational burnout identification: A network approach analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Trajectories of Job Burnout among Bus Drivers in China: A Three-Year Follow-Up Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The physical activity paradox: a longitudinal study of the implications for burnout.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Article
- Eight Ways Nurses Can Manage a Burnt-Out Leader.The Nursing clinics of North America · 2022Review
- Burnout: A Review of Theory and Measurement.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Burnout, lifestyle and relaxation among dentists in Lithuania: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- The Association between Healthy Diet and Burnout Symptoms among Finnish Municipal Employees.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Compared to Individuals with Mild to Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Individuals with Severe OSA Had Higher BMI and Respiratory-Disturbance Scores.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Burnout Syndrome in Brazilian Medical Doctors: A Cross-Sectional Examination of Risk and Protective Factors.Frontiers in health services · 2021Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
An increasing amount of scientific work suggests positive effects of exercise-related interventions in patients with burnout. Exercise therapy could therefore be a useful intervention procedure in the treatment of burnout. The aim of this meta-analysis is to examine empirical findings for exercise therapy used to treat burnout in the occupational setting, including the variety of the application and variety of the exercise modality itself. Electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, PubPsych, PsycInfo) were searched (January 2018) for randomized controlled trials reporting on exercise therapy intervention studies in persons with burnout. The burnout scores from the various measurement instruments as well as standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated and seen as the main outcomes and measures. Four out of six studies with a total sample of 248 participants could be used for meta-analysis. A statement on the combined effect size can only be made with caution due to the length of the confidence interval of [-0.41; 0.09]. With an I² value of 0%, no heterogeneity is present in this meta-analysis. Ultimately there was no clear difference found between intervention and control conditions. This paper does not support the widespread assumption that exercise therapy seems to be a successful means to alleviate burnout symptoms. However, the different types of physical activity and treatment modalities used in the included studies impede clear conclusions. Future studies should deal with the specific efficacy of different exercise modalities and their combination with further cognitive behavioural or mindfulness-based interventions.
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