S2 E41: A brief insight into some of the science behind burnout and burnout solutions
with host Dr Jacqueline Kerr
Key Takeways
For any health related behavior change the Social Ecological Model can explain what helps and hinders behavior change.
The science of burnout started in the 1970s.
Burnout was recognized as an occupational phenomenon by the World Health Organization in 2019.
There are scientific surveys that assess burnout for example the Maslach Burnout Inventory.
There is a 12 stage model of burnout from Freudenberger and North.
Burnout is about person-environment fit.
Burnout can increase racial bias.
There is also parental burnout as well as work burnout.
Large scale scientific reviews point to multi-level solutions to burnout being more impactful.
The National Academy of Medicine has clear multi-level guidelines for burnout prevention.
If your organization is not assessing burnout and whether its burnout solutions work, then it is likely that burnout is not being addressed appropriately.
