Job burnout interventions: An overview of the systematic reviews

A growing body of systematic reviews focused on interventions that help workers to overcome job burnout. This overview aimed to synthesize the results of the job burnout interventions. 

Systematic reviews were searched in databases) PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Embase, Google Scholar, and Scopus) from inception to 2023, and included if they mentioned the results of at least one intervention, provided the details of the reviewed articles, received high scores in the quality assessment stage, and their full-text in English were available. 

Ten systematic reviews were identified that reviewed around 303 unique articles. At least 29 types of interventions were identified and categorized using narrative synthesis and thematic analysis methods. The interventions could be categorized into three main themes: precipitating-focused, emotional state-focused, and consequence-focused intervention. Each theme is further divided into change or acceptance-based interventions. 

Findings show that most interventions focused on changing the situations that cause or lead to job burnout. However, the interventions that focused on accepting emotional aspects of job burnout were the most effective programs. There are still some inconclusive results about several interventions, and some research gaps that need attention were discussed.