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Burnout report

To measure risk of burnout, we use the seven work-related questions from the established and widely used Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI). Following a successful trial, these questions are presented as optional for respondents to the national training surveys (NTS). We report responses separately to the regular NTS indicators using the method explained below.

The reports show the proportion of doctors that indicate low, moderate or high risk of burnout.

How the burnout categories are created

The questions are scored using the established NTS scoring system on a scale from 0-100 (table 1). The respondents' mean scores across all seven questions are categorised into one of three levels of burnout (table 2).

You can see reports for burnout across groupings such as specialty, country or training level.

In all of the reports any group where the number of respondents for the burnout questions was less than three, results have been removed to protect confidentiality of responses. Because they are optional, there are fewer responses to these questions overall. This means more report groupings are hidden than in other areas of NTS reporting.

Table 1: Burnout questions and answers with applied scores

Score Applied High – Low
0 25 50 75 100
Is your work emotionally exhausting? To a very high degree  To a high degree  Somewhat To a low degree To a very low degree
Do you feel burnt out because of your work?
Does your work frustrate you?
Do you feel worn out at the end of the working day?
Always Often Sometimes Seldom Never
Are you exhausted in the morning at the thought of another day at work?
Do you feel that every working hour is tiring for you?
Do you have enough energy for family and friends during leisure time? Never Seldom Sometimes Often Always

Table 2: Burnout category score range

Burnout category Score range
Low Over 50
Moderate Over 25 up to and including 50
High Less than and including 25