Lynner Brittany, Stoa Rosalyn, Fisher Gwenith, Del Pozo Erika, Lizerbram Ryan
Brittany Lynner, MA, MS, is Doctoral Candidate, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins;
Rosalyn Stoa, MS, is Doctoral Candidate, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins.
Am J Occup Ther. 2025 Jan 1;79(1). doi: 10.5014/ajot.2025.050731.
Burnout is common among occupational therapy professionals and associated with poor health and well-being, absenteeism, turnover, and exit from the profession. This study identified specific job titles, job characteristics, and resources related to burnout.
To identify specific aspects of occupational therapy jobs related to burnout and to investigate job crafting as one approach for reducing burnout.
Cross-sectional survey.
Four hundred occupational therapy professionals from 45 states across the United States.
This study investigated the relative importance of job demands (e.g., workload, emotional labor, role ambiguity), job resources (e.g., professional identity, autonomy, perceived support), and burnout and examined job crafting as a strategy for reducing burnout.
Burnout varied across occupational therapy positions and practice areas and was most strongly associated with excessive workload. Occupational therapy professionals who engaged in job crafting reported less burnout. Several positive job resources, including meaningful work, job involvement, and perceived organizational support, were also associated with job crafting.
This study identified specific occupational therapy roles, settings, and job characteristics related to burnout and job crafting behaviors that may help reduce burnout. Plain-Language Summary: Burnout is common among occupational therapy professionals and is associated with poor health and well-being, absenteeism, turnover, and people leaving the profession. This study identifies occupational therapy positions, practice areas, and work conditions at most risk for burnout and highlights job resources that can prevent and mitigate burnout. The study found that burnout varied across occupational therapy positions and practice areas and was most strongly associated with excessive workload. Recommendations to address burnout include engaging in job crafting, optimizing job demands and resources, and fostering meaningful work to reduce burnout.
职业治疗专业人员中职业倦怠很常见，且与健康状况不佳、幸福感缺失、旷工、人员流动以及离职相关。本研究确定了与职业倦怠相关的具体职位、工作特征和资源。
确定职业治疗工作中与职业倦怠相关的具体方面，并研究工作重塑作为减少职业倦怠的一种方法。
横断面调查。
来自美国45个州的400名职业治疗专业人员。
本研究调查了工作要求（如工作量、情感劳动、角色模糊）、工作资源（如职业认同、自主性、感知到的支持）和职业倦怠的相对重要性，并将工作重塑作为减少职业倦怠的一种策略进行了研究。
职业倦怠在职业治疗职位和实践领域中各不相同，且与工作量过大的关联最为紧密。进行工作重塑的职业治疗专业人员报告的职业倦怠程度较低。一些积极的工作资源，包括有意义的工作、工作投入和感知到的组织支持，也与工作重塑有关。
本研究确定了与职业倦怠相关的具体职业治疗角色、环境和工作特征，以及可能有助于减少职业倦怠的工作重塑行为。通俗易懂的总结：职业倦怠在职业治疗专业人员中很常见，与健康状况不佳、幸福感缺失、旷工、人员流动以及离职有关。本研究确定了职业倦怠风险最高的职业治疗职位、实践领域和工作条件，并强调了可以预防和减轻职业倦怠的工作资源。研究发现，职业倦怠在职业治疗职位和实践领域中各不相同，且与工作量过大的关联最为紧密。应对职业倦怠的建议包括进行工作重塑、优化工作要求和资源，以及营造有意义的工作以减少职业倦怠。
