SynthesisBMJ open2023
Systematic review of the relationship between burn-out and spiritual health in doctors.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Integrating Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality (MPS) Within Lifestyle Medicine Education and Training: Core Competencies to Support Whole-Person Care.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026Review
- Physical activity and teacher burnout: parallel and serial mediation by mindfulness and spiritual wellbeing.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Spiritual well-being, sleep quality as a buffer against burnout and in increasing professional fulfillment among healthcare professionals in the United Arab Emirates.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Malpractice Fear, Burnout, and Spiritual Well-Being among Physicians in Turkey: A Descriptive Study.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the HOPE spiritual assessment model: a scoping review of international interest, applications and studies over 20+ years.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Burnout Syndrome in Serbian Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the relationship between burn-out and spiritual health among medical doctors.
designSystematic literature review and narrative synthesis of cross-sectional studies.
settingAny setting, worldwide. DATA SOURCES: Five databases were searched from inception to March 2022, including Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus and Web of Science. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Any study design that involved medical doctors (and other healthcare staff if assessed alongside medical doctors), that measured (in any way) both burn-out (or similar) and spiritual health (or similar) medical doctors. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: All records were double screened. Data extraction was performed by one reviewer and a proportion (10%) checked by a second reviewer. Quality was assessed using the Appraisal of Cross-sectional Studies tool. Due to the heterogeneity of the included studies, a narrative review was undertaken without a meta-analysis.
resultsSearches yielded 1049 studies. 40 studies met eligibility criteria and were included in this review. Low reported levels of spirituality were associated with high burn-out scores and vice versa. Religion was not significantly associated with lower levels of burn-out. Few studies reported statistically significant findings, few used validated spiritual scores and most were vulnerable to sampling bias.
conclusionsPublished research suggests that burn-out is linked to spiritual health in medical doctors but not to religion. Robust research is needed to confirm these findings and develop effective interventions. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020200145.
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