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. 2020 Jul 5;2020(7):CD012527. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012527.pub2

2. Primary outcomes: scales used.

Outcomes Number of studies Studies and instruments
Resilience 21
Anxiety 12
Depression 24
Stress or stress perception 22
Well‐being or quality of life 20

aFor depression, we preferred depression scales over burnout scales if both forms of measure were reported.
bIn two trials (West 2014; West 2015) we preferred continuous measures of burnout over dichotomous measures of depression, as they offered the possibility of being combined with other trials reporting continuous outcomes in meta‐analyses.
cThe authors reportd that they would measure resilience with the emotional exhaustion subscale of the MBI. However, as this measure aims to assess burnout, we grouped the study under 'Depression' in this table.
dFor trials reporting both general measures of well‐being or quality of life and work‐related assessments (e.g. job satisfaction, work‐related vitality), we preferred general measures.