Spirit of Inquiry Ignited

Search Strategy Conducted

On the Cochrane database, using the keyword burnout, some beneficial information was found, such as interventions to improve return to work in depressed people. It explained how by treating and helping with depression, providers could help people go back to work and use fewer sick days. An article was also found titled, “Computer‐based versus in‐person interventions for preventing and reducing stress in workers”, which explained a study that was completed to measure stress or burnout as an outcome in workers. It was also interesting to read how they believed reducing the stress in workplaces would allow the employers to retain employees and cause overall benefits for both parties involved. It shows how it is worth it for employers to invest in ways to reduce stress in the workplace.

The database Dynamed was also used to find articles that helped to shine more light on how burnout is caused by exhaustion and is also referred to as fatigue, emotional exhaustion, or energy depletion and is something we should pay attention to and address before it causes other serious complications to occur. An article from CINAHL explained how burnout negatively affects sleep patterns which in turn affects overall health. There was also an article specifically addressing stress effects on a nurse’s quality of life and explaining how burnout can cause the workplace to become a hazardous environment and causes the nurse to be prone to making mistakes.