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ArticleBMJ open2021

Turning the tide: a quasi-experimental study on a coaching intervention to reduce burn-out symptoms and foster personal resources among medical residents and specialists in the Netherlands.

Lara Solms, Annelies van Vianen, Jessie Koen, Tim Theeboom, Anne P J de Pagter, Matthijs De Hoog, Challenge & Support Research Network

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07053111 (The Counselor Led Resident Wellness Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07053111 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

The Counselor Led Resident Wellness Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Nevada, RenoRan2025 to 2026Enrolled21ConditionsBurnout, Healthcare Workers, Anxiety, Wellness Program, Depression Not Otherwise SpecifiedArmsWellness Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Career coaching to support medical student career decision-making: a randomized controlled trial.Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Lara SolmsWork and Organizational Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1080-3064
Annelies van VianenWork and Organizational Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jessie KoenWork and Organizational Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Tim TheeboomSchool of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Anne P J de Pagter *Pediatric Hematology, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands p.depagter@erasmusmc.nl.
Matthijs De Hoog *Pediatrics/Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Challenge & Support Research Network
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology · USIntensive Care Society · GBLeiden University Medical Center · NLVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesPhysician burn-out is increasing, starting already among residents. The consequences of burn-out are not limited to physicians' well-being, they also pose a threat to patient care and safety. This study investigated the effectiveness of a professional coaching intervention to reduce burn-out symptoms and foster personal resources in residents and specialists.

designIn a controlled field experiment, medical residents and specialists received six coaching sessions, while a control group did not undergo any treatment. The authors assessed burn-out symptoms of exhaustion and cynicism, the personal resources psychological capital, psychological flexibility and self-compassion, as well as job demands and job resources with validated questionnaires (January 2017 until August 2018). The authors conducted repeated measures analyses of variance procedures to examine changes over time for the intervention and the control group.

settingFour academic hospitals in the Netherlands.

participantsA final sample of 57 residents and specialists volunteered in an individual coaching programme. A control group of 57 physicians did not undergo any treatment.

interventionCoaching was provided by professional coaches during a period of approximately 10 months aiming at personal development and growth.

resultsThe coaching group (response rate 68%, 57 physicians, 47 women) reported a reduction in burn-out symptoms and an increase in personal resources after the coaching intervention, while no such changes occurred in the control group (response rate 35%, 42 women), as indicated by significant time × group interactions, all p<0.01. Specifically, physicians increased their psychological capital (η

conclusionThis study suggests that individual coaching is a promising route to reduce burn-out symptoms in both residents and specialists. Moreover, it strengthens personal resources that play a crucial role in the prevention of burn-out.

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MentoringAdultBurnout, ProfessionalFemaleHumansInternship and ResidencyMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsPhysicianseducation & training (see medical education & training)human resource managementmental health

Identifiers

PMID33495254
PMCPMC7839886
OpenAlexW3122619137

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