The role of psychosocial working conditions on burnout and its core component emotional exhaustion – a systematic review

Abstract

AimsTo analyze the association between psychosocial working conditions and burnout and its core component emotional exhaustion, a systematic literature review was undertaken including cohort studies, case–control studies, and randomized controlled trials.MethodsThe literature search in Medline and PsycInfo was based on a defined search string and strict exclusion and inclusion criteria. Evaluation of the 5,599 initially identified search hits by two independent reviewers and a detailed quality assessment resulted in six methodologically adequate cohort studies considering the relationship between psychosocial working conditions and burnout (one study) as well as the burnout core component emotional exhaustion (five studies).ResultsThe results of our systematic review point to a relationship between psychosocial working conditions and the development of emotional exhaustion/burnout. Particularly high job demands seem to play a role in the development of emotional exhaustion. However, strong intercorrelations between workplace factors, as a matter of principle, make the identification of a single psychosocial workplace factor (being associated with an especially high or low risk of burnout) difficult.ConclusionsMultidimensional approaches including reduction of work demands, enhancement of decision latitude and improving the social climate might be promising for preventing burnout and emotional exhaustion. However, methodologically adequate intervention studies are urgently needed to prove the effectiveness of workplace interventions.

Síndrome de burnout: Análise da literatura nacional entre 2006 e 2015

“…Esse fato também é verificado por Ferrari et al (2012), na medida em que não houve regularidade (aumento constante das produções) ao longo dos anos que analisaram. Em pesquisas que tiveram por objetivo a análise da literatura internacional sobre burnout, pode-se constatar um dado semelhante na medida em que os estudos sobre a temática não tiveram uma distribuição regular ao longo dos anos investigados ( Pereira, Fonseca, & Carvalho, 2011;Seidler et al, 2014;Trufelli et al, 2008;Westermann, Kozak, Harling, & Nienhaus, 2014).…”

“…Dos dados dos estudos que investigaram o burnout na literatura internacional, Pereira et al (2011), Seidler et al (2014 também constaram que as pesquisas realizadas com enfermeiros apresentaram a maior frequência. Já Juarez-Garcia et al (2014) encontraram como maiores frequências os estudos que avaliaram burnout em médicos.…”

“…Tal constatação corrobora com achados de diversos outros estudos, tanto nacionais como internacionais, de revisão sobre burnout (Ferrari et al, 2012;Juarez-Garcia et al, 2014;Pereira & Antoniassi, 2014;Pereira et al, 2011;Seidler et al, 2014;Trufelli et al, 2008;Westermann et al, 2014). Sobre essa informação, Tamayo e Tróccoli (2009) afirmaram que o MBI é o instrumento mais utilizado para a mensuração da síndrome.…”

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“…Of the three components of burnoutexhaustion, cynicism and inefficacy -, exhaustion is the core characteristic of burnout (Halbesleben & Bowler, 2007;Seidler et al, 2014), reflecting the emotional aspects of the stressful experience that arises from the person-environment interaction (Leiter & Maslach, 2004). New investigations on burnout have even reduced the concept to the single dimension of exhaustion (Maslach, 2017).…”

Effect of co-occurrence of overweight/obesity and psychosocial stress dimensions on risk factors for cardiovascular disease among construction workers

“…There is also an increased expectation for self-actualization, reliance on interpersonal coordination in the execution of work tasks, and increasing job insecurity. 2,3 Research has traced psychosocial stress to physical conditions, organizational structure, interpersonal conflict, nature of work, and personal characteristics, including overweight and obesity. 4 There is increasing evidence that psychosocial stress may contribute to overweight/obesity, particularly abdominal or central obesity, through chronic activation of the neuroendocrine system.…”