Systematic review of the association between physical activity and burnout

Abstract: Objective: Burnout constitutes a health risk, and interventions are needed to reduce it. The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence regarding the relationship between physical activity and burnout by conducting a systematic review of longitudinal and intervention studies. Methods: A...

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Published in:Journal of Occupational Health Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 477 - 494
Main Authors: Naczenski, Lea M., Vries, Juriena D., Hooff, Madelon L. M., Kompier, Michiel A. J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Australia JAPAN SOCIETY FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 01.11.2017
Oxford University Press
Japan Society for Occupational Health
Subjects:
Burnout
Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Citation management software
Employees
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Fatigue
Fatigue - psychology
Health risks
Humans
Intervention
Keywords
Longitudinal
Longitudinal Studies
Occupational health
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Physiology
Quality assessment
Review
Surveys and Questionnaires
Synthesis
Systematic review
Work - psychology
Workplace - psychology
Intervention
Fatigue
Burnout
Exercise
Longitudinal
Physical activity
ISSN:1341-9145, 1348-9585, 1348-9585
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Summary:Abstract: Objective: Burnout constitutes a health risk, and interventions are needed to reduce it. The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence regarding the relationship between physical activity and burnout by conducting a systematic review of longitudinal and intervention studies. Methods: A literature search resulted in the identification of a final set of ten studies: four longitudinal and six intervention studies. In separate analyses for each category, evidence was synthesized by extracting the study characteristics and assessing the methodological quality of each study. The strength of evidence was calculated with the standardized index of convergence (SIC). Results: In longitudinal studies, we found moderately strong evidence (SIC(4)=-1) for a negative relationship between physical activity and the key component of burnout, i.e., exhaustion. We found strong evidence (SIC(6)=-0.86) for the effect of physical activity on reducing exhaustion in intervention studies. As only one study could be classified as a high quality study, these results of previous studies need to be interpreted with some caution. Conclusions: This systematic review suggests that physical activity constitutes an effective medium for the reduction of burnout. Although consistent evidence was found, there is a lack of high quality longitudinal and intervention studies considering the influence of physical activity on burnout. Therefore, future research should be conducted with the aim to produce high quality studies, to develop a full picture of physical activity as a strategy to reduce burnout.
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ISSN:1341-9145
1348-9585
1348-9585
DOI:10.1539/joh.17-0050-RA