Healthcare worker burnout: rethinking the maslach burnout inventory.
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| Title: | Healthcare worker burnout: rethinking the maslach burnout inventory. |
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| Authors: | Sullivan, Erin E. (AUTHOR), Martin, Christie L. (AUTHOR), Linzer, Mark (AUTHOR), Balius, Patrick N. (AUTHOR), Demmer, Ryan T. (AUTHOR), Fulkerson, Jayne A. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Psychology, Health & Medicine. Jun2026, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p1265-1274. 10p. |
| Subjects: | Psychological burnout, Research funding, Qualitative research, Questionnaires, Descriptive statistics, Surveys, Thematic analysis, Depersonalization, Attitudes of medical personnel, Research, Data analysis software |
| Abstract: | Burnout is a devastating consequence of an adverse work environment. Eliminating burnout will require a better understanding of its components and predictors. A sample of 228 healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States responded to a burnout survey during the pandemic; 175 (77%) answered the query, 'How do you define burnout?', which sought to determine what burnout meant to them. After a formal qualitative analysis, we found that numerous comments (78%) did not fall within one of the classic three categories of burnout noted in the Maslach Burnout Inventory (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, or lack of sense of personal accomplishment). These 'non-concordant' comments included varied work conditions (known and not well-known burnout predictors), mental health symptoms, physical symptoms, feelings, and important burnout consequences. We propose the Maslach Burnout Inventory may portray only a modest proportion of what HCWs consider to be 'burnout'; further studies are needed to confirm and extend these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Burnout is a devastating consequence of an adverse work environment. Eliminating burnout will require a better understanding of its components and predictors. A sample of 228 healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States responded to a burnout survey during the pandemic; 175 (77%) answered the query, 'How do you define burnout?', which sought to determine what burnout meant to them. After a formal qualitative analysis, we found that numerous comments (78%) did not fall within one of the classic three categories of burnout noted in the Maslach Burnout Inventory (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, or lack of sense of personal accomplishment). These 'non-concordant' comments included varied work conditions (known and not well-known burnout predictors), mental health symptoms, physical symptoms, feelings, and important burnout consequences. We propose the Maslach Burnout Inventory may portray only a modest proportion of what HCWs consider to be 'burnout'; further studies are needed to confirm and extend these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 13548506 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13548506.2025.2487949 |
