The job related burnout questionnaire. A multinational pilot study.
OBJECTIVE
In preparation for investigating burnout among general practitioners internationally, we examined the validity and reliability of an instrument called the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).


METHODS
Twenty-four members from 16 European countries who attended the European General Practice Workshop in Gdansk, Poland (Autumn, 2001) were mailed a draft version of the MBI, and asked to administer it to a small group of family physicians.


CONCLUSIONS
This pilot study suggests the MBI scale is reliable and valid. We believe it of use in identifying GPs at risk of, or already experiencing, burnout.
Yaman
Hakan
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Department Sports Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, Isparta, Turkey. hyaman@sdu.edu.tr
Soler
Jean Karl
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires