SynthesisScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2021
Harmonized definition of occupational burnout: A systematic review, semantic analysis, and Delphi consensus in 29 countries.
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- Can the different versions of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure be used to measure burnout among healthcare professionals? A systematic review of psychometric properties.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Pooled it
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- Psychometric properties of burnout measures: a systematic review.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2021Pooled it
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- Clinical and screening utility of the Burnout Assessment Tool: A comparative evaluation of BAT23, BAT12 and BAT4 in Sweden.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2026Article
- How does 'autistic burnout' feel? A qualitative study exploring experiences of earlier and later-diagnosed autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
- Physician Burnout and Work Satisfaction in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Sponsored by the Critical Care Cardiology Section of the American College of Cardiology.JACC. Advances · 2026Article
- Healthcare workers' perspectives on burnout complaints: exploring underlying dynamics using a complex systems approach.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Occupational burnout and depression among emergency medical service providers in Switzerland and Liechtenstein: a cross-sectional nationwide web-based study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Development and Evaluation of the Veterinary Nurse Burnout Prevention Survey (VNBPS).Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Perception of a caring ethical climate as a factor facilitating the stress and exhaustion of employees with dark triad traits of personality: a moderated mediation model.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective A consensual definition of occupational burnout is currently lacking. We aimed to harmonize the definition of occupational burnout as a health outcome in medical research and reach a consensus on this definition within the Network on the Coordination and Harmonisation of European Occupational Cohorts (OMEGA-NET). Methods First, we performed a systematic review in MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Embase (January 1990 to August 2018) and a semantic analysis of the available definitions. We used the definitions of burnout and burnout-related concepts from the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED-CT) to formulate a consistent harmonized definition of the concept. Second, we sought to obtain the Delphi consensus on the proposed definition. Results We identified 88 unique definitions of burnout and assigned each of them to 1 of the 11 original definitions. The semantic analysis yielded a first proposal, further reformulated according to SNOMED-CT and the panelists` comments as follows: "In a worker, occupational burnout or occupational physical AND emotional exhaustion state is an exhaustion due to prolonged exposure to work-related problems". A panel of 50 experts (researchers and healthcare professionals with an interest for occupational burnout) reached consensus on this proposal at the second round of the Delphi, with 82% of experts agreeing on it. Conclusion This study resulted in a harmonized definition of occupational burnout approved by experts from 29 countries within OMEGA-NET. Future research should address the reproducibility of the Delphi consensus in a larger panel of experts, representing more countries, and examine the practicability of the definition.
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