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Burnout in Healthcare Professions: Assessment, Risk Factors, Challenges and Prevention Strategies

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Providers".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 12 September 2026 | Viewed by 1628

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Dr. Bogdan Teodor Oprea

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Department of Psychology, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: burnout; well-being at work; proactive work behaviors; psychology; team effectiveness

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue entitled “Burnout in Healthcare Professions: Assessment, Risk Factors, Challenges and Prevention Strategies.” Burnout has become a critical occupational health concern in the healthcare sector, with profound implications for the well-being of medical staff, the quality of patient care, and the sustainability of healthcare systems. The increasing demands placed on healthcare professionals have heightened these risks, highlighting the urgent need for evidence-based approaches to assess, understand, and prevent burnout.

This Special Issue aims to advance scientific knowledge on burnout in healthcare professions by focusing on reliable assessment methods, individual and organizational risk factors, and effective strategies for prevention and intervention. Submissions that explore both theoretical and applied perspectives are welcome, including multidisciplinary approaches that integrate psychology, organizational behavior, occupational health, and healthcare management. The scope of this Special Issue aligns with the mission of Healthcare to address health-related challenges at the intersection of research, practice, and policy.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Development and validation of burnout measurement tools in healthcare settings;
  • Individual, organizational, and systemic risk factors of burnout;
  • Burnout and its relationship with leadership, teamwork, and patient care outcomes;
  • Interventions and prevention strategies at individual, team, and organizational levels;
  • Cross-cultural and comparative studies on healthcare worker burnout;
  • Case studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses on burnout in healthcare contexts.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Dr. Bogdan Teodor Oprea
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • burnout in healthcare professions
  • assessment of burnout
  • burnout measurement tools
  • risk factors for burnout
  • psychosocial determinants of burnout
  • prevention strategies for healthcare burnout
  • occupational well-being in medical staff
  • leadership and team effectiveness in burnout prevention

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Wellness, Resilience, and Burnout Among Pediatric Rheumatology Fellows: A Narrative Medicine Pilot Intervention
by Aviya Lanis Levy, Jacob Spitznagle, Kathryn Cook, Sheetal S. Vora, Kimberly Hays, Kara Murphy Schmidt, Courtney Wells, Aryn Bartley and Nandini Moorthy
Healthcare 2026, 14(13), 2025; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14132025 - 7 Jul 2026
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Background/Objectives: Recognizing workforce shortages and adverse impacts of trainee emotional exhaustion, we aimed to measure baseline levels of wellness, resilience, and burnout among pediatric rheumatology fellows as well as to understand the feasibility of implementing a narrative medicine intervention in this population. [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: Recognizing workforce shortages and adverse impacts of trainee emotional exhaustion, we aimed to measure baseline levels of wellness, resilience, and burnout among pediatric rheumatology fellows as well as to understand the feasibility of implementing a narrative medicine intervention in this population. Methods: This study involved pre- and post-participation questionnaires for pediatric rheumatology fellows in the United States and Canada who participated in a narrative medicine intervention. Survey components included the Mini Z Burnout Survey, the Mayo Well-being Index and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), baseline demographics and self-reported burnout-related factors. Results: All sixteen invited fellows completed the pre-participation survey, and 15 of the 16 participants completed the narrative intervention. The median (range) baseline CD-RISC resilience score was 73.5 (44–88), and the baseline Mini-Z Burnout Survey showed high levels of burnout with a median (range) of 34 (17–44). The median (range) score of the baseline Mayo Well-being Index was 3 (0–7), with scores of ≥4 associated with physicians at risk of suicidal ideation and/or serious thoughts of leaving medicine. Following participation in the narrative medicine intervention, surveys showed a shift toward feelings that work is meaningful, as well as a shift toward feelings of having time for personal and family life. Conclusions: In this pilot study, baseline levels of wellness, resilience, and burnout among pediatric rheumatology fellows highlighted target areas to mitigate burnout and maximize resilience among fellows. Narrative medicine is a feasible and acceptable intervention, and future larger studies should investigate the possible impact of narrative medicine on burnout among pediatric rheumatology fellows. Full article
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Working Without Faces: Job Demands, Resources, and Burnout in Anonymous Helpline Workers in Slovakia and the Czech Republic—A Cross-Sectional Study
by Radka Čopková
Healthcare 2026, 14(12), 1680; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14121680 - 12 Jun 2026
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Background/Objectives: Helplines are an important component of mental health support systems; however, limited research has examined burnout among helpline workers. This exploratory pilot study investigated the relationships between job demands, job and personal resources, and burnout within the Job Demands–Resources (JD-R) framework. Methods: [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: Helplines are an important component of mental health support systems; however, limited research has examined burnout among helpline workers. This exploratory pilot study investigated the relationships between job demands, job and personal resources, and burnout within the Job Demands–Resources (JD-R) framework. Methods: A cross-sectional online study was conducted among 73 helpline workers. Burnout was assessed using the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT). Job demands were categorized as topic-related, client-related, and service-related. Data were analysed using Spearman correlations and hierarchical regression analyses. Results: Job demands were positively associated with burnout (rs = 0.41, p < 0.001), while job resources were negatively associated with burnout (rs = −0.30, p < 0.01). Regression analyses showed that job demands and resources explained 50% of the variance in overall burnout (R2 = 0.50, p < 0.001). Service-related demands emerged as the strongest predictor of burnout (β = 0.70, p < 0.001) and consistently predicted exhaustion (β = 0.60, p < 0.001), mental distance (β = 0.48, p < 0.001), cognitive impairment (β = 0.52, p < 0.001), and emotional impairment (β = 0.61, p < 0.001). Organizational resources were negatively associated with mental distance (β = −0.31, p < 0.01), whereas topic-related demands were not significant predictors. Conclusions: The findings highlight the importance of differentiating types of job demands in understanding burnout among helpline workers. Service-related demands appeared to be more strongly associated with burnout than topic- or client-related demands, suggesting that structural aspects of helpline work may be particularly relevant for worker well-being. Full article
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