SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Combined Interventions to Reduce Burnout Complaints and Promote Return to Work: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness and Mediators of Change.
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- Effectiveness of Organizational Interventions to Reduce Burnout in the Workplace: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Person-directed burnout intervention for nurses: A systematic review of psychoeducational approaches.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of interventions implemented by occupational health professionals to prevent work-related stress complaints: a systematic review.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Return-to-work interventions for sick-listed employees with burnout: a systematic review.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Predictors of Occupational Burnout: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Well-Being at Work after Return to Work (RTW): A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- The effects of mindfulness meditation on burnout in clinical genetic counselors: A three-arm randomized controlled trial.Journal of genetic counseling · 2026Trial
- A Smartphone App to Reduce Burnout in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Workplace health & safety · 2023Trial
- Facilitating Return to Work through a Broader Perspective on Vocational Rehabilitation: Insights from Patients with Stress-Related Disorders.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Latent profiles of compassion fatigue among clinical nurse preceptors and their associations with work alienation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Burnout in Clinical Genetic Counselors: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Co-creation of a national burnout secondary prevention programme in Belgium: a pilot project.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Neural predictors of hidden, persistent psychological states at work.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Designing the LAGOM burnout prevention program: a collaborative approach with healthcare professionals using intervention mapping.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- The Psychosocial Hierarchy of Controls: Effectively Reducing Psychosocial Hazards at Work.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Article
- Psychosocial Climate as Antecedent for Resources to Manage Emotional Demands at Work.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Temporal Stages of Burnout: How to Design Prevention?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- What is the volume, quality and characteristics of evidence relating to the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of multi-disciplinary occupational health interventions aiming to improve work-related outcomes for employed adults? An evidence and gap map of systematic reviews.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Article
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Abstract
Burnout has adverse effects on the health and work-related outcomes of employees. Nevertheless, little is known about effective ways of reducing burnout complaints and facilitating full return to work, which defines rehabilitation. This study consists of a systematic review of the effects of combined interventions (i.e., both person-directed and organization-directed). It also includes the identification and description of mediators of change, thereby explaining how combined interventions do or do not work. Seven electronic databases were searched for English peer-reviewed publications: the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection; PsycARTICLES; Web of Science; Scopus; SocINDEX; PubMed; and PsycINFO, using various combinations of search terms (e.g., burnout AND intervention). Out of 4110 abstracts published before 29 September, 2019, 10 studies (reporting the effects of nine combined interventions) fulfilled the inclusion criteria, which were defined using PICOS criteria (participants, interventions, comparators, outcomes and study design). Although the risk of bias of the included studies is high, all combined interventions were effective in facilitating rehabilitation. Results suggest that involving employees in decision-making and enhance their job control and social support, while eliminating stressors, explain the effectiveness of the intentions. With caution, workplace health promotion practitioners are encouraged to use these findings to tackle burnout among employees.
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