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The Relationship Between Burnout, Depression, and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Koutsimani, Panagiota, Montgomery, Anthony, Georganta, Katerina
www.frontiersin.org Summary & key facts 2019 1,003 citations

This review pooled studies from 2007–2018 to measure how strongly burnout is related to depression and to anxiety. The authors found a moderate positive link with depression (r = 0.52) and a moderate link with anxiety (r = 0.46). They also report that measurement choice and study quality changed the…

Health and Well-being Studies Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Stress and Burnout Research
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