Harmonized definition of occupational burnout. A systematic review, semantic analysis, and Delphi consensus in 29 countries
Switzerland, 2018 - 2020
Guseva-Canu, Irina
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10.16909-DATASET-22
Title
Harmonized definition of occupational burnout. A systematic review, semantic analysis, and Delphi consensus in 29 countries
Translated Title
Définition harmonisée du burnout professionnel. Revue systématique, analyse sémantique et consensus Delphi dans 29 pays
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | CHE |
Abstract
Background: 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 to 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 consensus on the proposed definition using the Delphi technique.
Results: We identified 88 unique definitions of burnout and assigned each of them to one of the 11 original definitions. The semantic analysis yielded a semantic proposal, formulated in accordance with SNOMED-CT 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 the 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.
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 consensus on the proposed definition using the Delphi technique.
Results: We identified 88 unique definitions of burnout and assigned each of them to one of the 11 original definitions. The semantic analysis yielded a semantic proposal, formulated in accordance with SNOMED-CT 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 the 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.
Kind of Data
Three csv files. The first one (ResearchStrings.csv) presents the literature research strings applied to MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsychINFO, respectively.
The second file (DefinitionsIndexation&Citation_OriginaVsUniqueDef.csv) presents the statements of different definitions of occupational burnout identified within the systematic review, their references and the references of studies citing them.
Finally the third file (DefinitionsIndexation&Citation_UniqueDefinitionSummary.csv) presents the correspondence between these “unique” definitions and their “original” definitions.
The second file (DefinitionsIndexation&Citation_OriginaVsUniqueDef.csv) presents the statements of different definitions of occupational burnout identified within the systematic review, their references and the references of studies citing them.
Finally the third file (DefinitionsIndexation&Citation_UniqueDefinitionSummary.csv) presents the correspondence between these “unique” definitions and their “original” definitions.
Unit of Analysis
Number of citations per original and secondary definition of occupational burnout among studies included in the systematic review
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Version Description
Version 1.0
Version Date
2020-10-06
Scope
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| epidemiology |
| occupational health |
| job stress |
| burnout |
| exhaustion |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
International
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Guseva-Canu, Irina | Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), Department of occupational and environmental health (DSTE) |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), Department of occupational and environmental health (DSTE) | Unisanté - DSTE |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2018-02-01 | 2020-01-30 |
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Guseva-Canu, Irina (Principal investigator) | Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), Department of occupational and environmental health (DSTE) | irina.guseva-canu@unisante.ch |
| Racine, Céline (Repository manager) | Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland | dfri.data@unisante.ch |
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Irina Guseva Canu, Sandy Carla Marca, Francesca Dell’Oro, Ádám Balázs, Enrico Bergamaschi, Christine Besse, Renzo Bianchi, Jovanka Bislimovska, Adrijana Koscec Bjelajac, Merete Bugge, Carmen Iliana Busneag, Çiğdem Çağlayan, Mariana Cernițanu, Cristiana Costa Pereira, Nataša Dernovšček Hafner, Nadia Droz, Maija Eglite, Lode Godderis, Harald Gündel, Jari J. Hakanen, Raluca Maria Iordache, Imane Khireddine-Medouni, Sibel Kiran, Francesca Larese-Filon, Catherine Lazor-Blanchet, Patrick Légeron, Tom Loney, Nicole Majery, Eda Merisalu, Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum, Laurent Michaud, Dragan Mijakoski, Jordan Minov, Alberto Modenese, Marija Molan, Henk van der Molen, Evangelia Nena, Dusan Nolimal, Marina Otelea, Elisabeta Pletea, Nurka Pranjic, David Rebergen, Jelena Reste, Eva Schernhammer, Anny Wahlen. Harmonized definition of occupational burnout. A systematic review, semantic analysis, and Delphi consensus in 29 countries. Supplementary material files. Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Version 1.0 of the licensed dataset (October 2020), provided by the Unisanté Research Data Repository. DOI:10.16909/DATASET/22
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The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
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(c) 2020, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
10.16909-DATASET-22
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland | Unisanté | Data publisher |
DDI Document version
Version 2.0 (November 2020)