Observational studies showed statistically significant improvement in all burnout subscales, with pooled emotional-exhaustion SMD of -0.67¶

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q3 i2 In random-effects meta-analysis of observational before-and-after studies, all burnout subscales improved significantly: emotional exhaustion pooled SMD = -0.67 (95% CI -0.84 to -0.5), depersonalization pooled MD -2.42, personal accomplishment pooled MD 2.47, each with I2 = 0%. → Venegas Carolina Lavin 2019

Evidence¶

Venegas Carolina Lavin 2019¶

Venegas Carolina Lavin, Nkangu Miriam N., Duffy Melissa C., Fergusson Dean A., Spilg Edward G. (2019). Interventions to improve resilience in physicians who have completed training: A systematic review. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210512

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Random-effects meta-analysis of four observational before-and-after studies (no control groups, no confounding adjustment). The printed effect size for emotional exhaustion is SMD = -0.67 (95% CI -0.84 to -0.5); the review reports "all burnout subscales showed a statistically significant improvement".

"For the observational studies, 4 studies contributed to random effects meta-analysis for emotional exhaustion [pooled SMD -0.67 (95% CI -0.84 to -0.5) p = 0.81; I2 = 0%]."

Discussion¶

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