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  • Harmonized definition of occupational burnout: a systematic review, semantic analysis, and Delphi consensus in 29 countries
    Publication . Guseva Canu, Irina; Marca, Sandy Carla; Dell'Oro, Francesca; Balázs, Ádám; Bergamaschi, Enrico; Besse, Christine; Bianchi, Renzo; Bislimovska, Jovanka; Koscec Bjelajac, Adrijana; Bugge, Merete; Busneag, Carmen Iliana; Çağlayan, Çiğdem; Cernițanu, Mariana; Costa Pereira, Cristiana; Dernovšček Hafner, Nataša; Droz, Nadia; Eglite, Maija; Godderis, Lode; Gündel, Harald; Hakanen, Jari J; Iordache, Raluca Maria; Khireddine-Medouni, Imane; Kiran, Sibel; Larese-Filon, Francesca; Lazor-Blanchet, Catherine; Légeron, Patrick; Loney, Tom; Majery, Nicole; Merisalu, Eda; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind; Michaud, Laurent; Mijakoski, Dragan; Minov, Jordan; Modenese, Alberto; Molan, Marija; van der Molen, Henk; Nena, Evangelia; Nolimal, Dusan; Otelea, Marina; Pletea, Elisabeta; Pranjic, Nurka; Rebergen, David; Reste, Jelena; Schernhammer, Eva; Wahlen, Anny
    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.
    2020-12-01Journal article Open access Show more