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Burnout Intervention

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Burnout prevention is a growing market. The systematic review of burnout intervention studies (1995a to 2011) gives an overview of the effectiveness of different approaches. Using three databases, 34 primary studies were identified. Twenty-four are person-centered, ten are combined individual–organizational interventions. Seventy-six percent show a positive effect on burnout. Five studies were followed for periods ranging from 1 to 3 years. In three of these studies, the intervention is effective with regard to burnout outcome measures. To conclude, the effects of the studies can be enhanced in refresher courses. Future research should focus on combined (person-centered and organization-based) interventions, include different risk groups, and provide long-term follow-up.

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Abbreviations

4DSQ:

Four Dimensions Symptom Questionnaire

ADRQL:

Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Quality of Life

BBI:

Bergen Burnout Indicator

BJSQ:

Brief Job Stress Questionnaire

BP:

Blood pressure

BSI:

Burnout Screening Inventory

CBI:

Copenhagen Burnout Inventory

CBT:

Cognitive behavioral therapy

CES-D:

Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale

CHS:

Cognitive Hardiness Scale

CIDI:

Composite International Diagnostic Interview

CIS:

Checklist Individual Strengths

CMAI:

Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory

DASS:

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale

DP:

Depersonalization

EE:

Emotional exhaustion

EQ-5DTM :

EuroQol Group’s Standardized Instrument for Use as a Measure of Health Outcome

ERIQ:

Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire

EVL:

Evaluatievragenlijst (EVL) Burnout Assessment Questionnaire

GHQ:

General Health Questionnaire

HAD(/S):

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

JCQ:

Job Content Questionnaire

JSQ:

Job Stress Questionnaire

KSP:

Karolinska Scales of Personality

LOE:

Level of evidence

MBI:

Maslach Burnout Inventory

MBI-GS:

Maslach Burnout Inventory—General Survey

MBI-HSS:

Maslach Burnout Inventory—Human Services Survey

MBI-NL:

Maslach Burnout Inventory—Netherlands

MCQ:

Multiple Choice Question Paper

MDI:

Major Depression Inventory

NHP:

Nottingham Health Profile

NL:

Netherlands

NS:

Not specified

NSM:

Neuman Systems Model

OLBI:

Oldenburg Burnout Inventory

PA:

Personal accomplishment

PAR:

Participatory action research

POMS:

Profile of moods states

PPA:

Personal Projects Analysis Inventory

PSI:

Psychiatric Symptoms Index

PSS:

Perceived Stress Scale

PWCQ:

Psychological Working Conditions Questionnaire

QPS Nordic:

Questionnaire for Psychological and Social Factors at Work

RCT:

Randomized controlled trial

RMM:

Recreational music making

SAI:

Stress Assessment Inventory

SAQ:

Staff Attitudes Questionnaire

SF-36:

Short Form 36 Health Survey

SMT:

Stress management training

SOC:

Sense of Coherence Scale

STAI:

State–Trait Anxiety Inventory

TMD:

Total moods disturbance

UATW:

Unable to work

UBOS:

Utrecht Burnout Scale

UCL:

Utrecht Coping List

VAS:

Visual Analog Scale

VBBA:

Dutch Questionnaire on the Perception and Judgment of Work

WPQ:

Work Performance Questionnaire

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    Ulla Walter, Martina Plaumann & Caroline Krugmann

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Walter, U., Plaumann, M., Krugmann, C. (2013). Burnout Intervention. In: Bährer-Kohler, S. (eds) Burnout for Experts. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4391-9_14

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