Resource topic: Measuring Burnout
Concurrent Validity of Single-Item Measures of Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization in Burnout Assessment

The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) is the gold standard for burnout assessment, however, the length of this 22-item instrument can limit its feasibility for survey...

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Well-Being Index

The Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index provides an in-depth, nearly real-time view of Americans' well-being. The Well-Being Index measures Americans' perceptions of...

Ability of Physician Well-Being Index to Identify Residents in Distress

The following study in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education sought to evaluate the ability of the Physician Well-Being Index (PWBI), a 7-item screening index,...

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Professional Identity (Trans)Formation in Medical Education for Humanistic, Resilient Physicians: Pedagogic Strategies for Bridging Theory to Practice

The following article in Academic Medicine outlines approaches for graduate and undergraduate medical educators to foster professional identity formation among...

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What Do We Mean by Physician Wellness? A Systematic Review of its Definition and Measurement

Physician wellness (well-being) is recognized for its intrinsic importance and impact on patient care, but it is a construct that lacks conceptual clarity. In this...

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Measuring Job and Academic Burnout with the Oldeburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI): Factorial Invariance Across Samples and Countries

Published in Burnout Research, the following study examines the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) across...

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The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory: A New Tool for the Assessment of Burnout

Published in Work & Stress, this study offers an analysis of the validity and reliability of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. All three subscales of the...

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Valid and Reliable Survey Instruments to Assess Work-Related Dimensions of Well-Being

A key organizational strategy to improving clinician well-being is to measure it, develop and implement interventions, and then re-measure it. A variety of...

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Using a Single Item to Measure Burnout in Primary Care Staff: A Psychometric Evaluation

Published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the following study used a cross-sectional online survey that compared a validated one-item version of the...

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