Burnout Assessment Calculator
Assess burnout risk with a 10-question survey covering emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced accomplishment.
Returns score 0-100.
Burnout is a state of chronic physical and emotional exhaustion caused by prolonged stress, overwork, or unrelenting demands. It was formally recognized by the World Health Organization in 2019 as an occupational phenomenon.
The most widely used assessment tool is the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), which measures three dimensions:
Burnout Score = w₁ × Exhaustion + w₂ × (max − Cynicism) + w₃ × (max − Efficacy)
Where the three subscales are:
- Emotional Exhaustion (EE) — feeling drained and depleted by work demands
- Depersonalization / Cynicism (DP) — emotional distancing, detachment, or negative attitudes toward work
- Personal Accomplishment / Efficacy (PA) — sense of competence and success (low scores indicate burnout)
Scoring scale per item: 0 = Never, 1 = A few times a year, 2 = Monthly, 3 = A few times a month, 4 = Weekly, 5 = A few times a week, 6 = Every day.
Burnout thresholds (MBI norms):
- Low burnout: EE ≤ 16, DP ≤ 6, PA ≥ 39
- Moderate burnout: EE 17–26, DP 7–12, PA 32–38
- High burnout: EE ≥ 27, DP ≥ 13, PA ≤ 31
Worked example: A nurse reports: EE = 30 (high exhaustion), DP = 14 (high cynicism), PA = 28 (low efficacy). All three dimensions fall in the high-burnout range — a clear signal for immediate intervention.
Risk factors that accelerate burnout: workload mismatches, lack of control, poor recognition, community breakdown, fairness violations, and values conflict. Research by Maslach and Leiter shows that addressing even one of these factors significantly reduces burnout risk.
Recovery strategies: structured rest, reestablishing work boundaries, social support, and clinical counseling when PA drops below 25. Burnout is reversible with the right interventions applied early.