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. 2022 Aug 8;3(4):e12797. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12797

TABLE 1.

Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI)

Personal burnout
1 How often do you feel tired? a
2 How often are you physically exhausted? a
3 How often are you emotionally exhausted? a
4 How often do you think: “I can't take it anymore”? a
5 How often do you feel worn out? a
6 How often do you feel weak and susceptible to illness? a
Work burnout
7 Is your work emotionally exhausting? b
8 Do you feel burned out because of your work? b
9 Does your work frustrate you? b
10 Do you feel worn out at the end of the working day? a
11 Are you exhausted in the morning at the thought of another day at work? a
12 Do you feel that every working hour is tiring for you? a
13 Do you have enough energy for family and friends during leisure time?a,c
Patient burnout
14 Do you find it hard to work with patients? b
15 Do you find it frustrating to work with patients? b
16 Does it drain your energy to work with patients? b
17 Do you feel that you give more than you get back when you work with patients? b
18 Are you tired of working with patients? a
19 Do you sometimes wonder how long you will be able to continue working with patients? a
a

5‐point rating scale: never/almost never, seldom, sometimes, often, always.

b

5‐point rating scale: to a very low degree, to a low degree, somewhat, to a high degree, to a very high degree.

c

Reverse scored.