Table 10.

Strengths and limitations of burnout measures [33].

Test	Strengths	Limitations
MBIa 22 items	Strong psychometrics; robust data showing scores correlated with outcomes of interest; can detect meaningful effect sixes from interventions	Cost; length; moderately complex to analyze; may not be sensitive to change over a short time frame
MBI 2 items	Strong psychometrics; short; robust data showing scores correlated with outcomes of interest	Cost; may not be sensitive to change
CBIb 16 items	May be used by all professionals; free	Length; moderately complex to analyze; limited data showing scores correlated with outcomes of interest among health care professionals in the United States
OBIc 19 items	May be used by all professionals; free	Length; moderately complex to analyze; limited data showing scores correlate with outcomes of interest
PWSd 1 item	Short; free; simple to analyze; may be used by all professionals	Length; limited data showing scores correlated with outcomes of interest; too brief to have strong psychometrics; limited emotional exhaustion domain of burnout

^aMBI: Maslach Burnout Inventory.

^bCBI: Copenhagen Burnout Inventory.

^cOBI: Oldenburg Burnout Inventory.

^dPWS: Physician Worklife Survey.