TY - JOUR
PY - 2018//
TI - The Dresden Burnout Study: protocol of a prospective cohort study for the bio-psychological investigation of burnout
JO - International journal of methods in psychiatric research
A1 - Penz, Marlene
A1 - Wekenborg, Magdalena K.
A1 - Pieper, Lars
A1 - Beesdo-Baum, Katja
A1 - Walther, Andreas
A1 - Miller, Robert
A1 - Stalder, Tobias
A1 - Kirschbaum, Clemens
SP - e1613
EP - e1613
VL - 27
IS - 2
N2 - OBJECTIVES: The Dresden Burnout Study (DBS) is a 12-year longitudinal cohort study that aims to provide a description of the burnout syndrome on the basis of time and symptom criteria with a special focus on the search for biomarkers. Biological and psychosocial approaches are applied to examine the long-term course and consequences of burnout within a population-based German-speaking sample aged 18 to 68 years.
METHODS: Demographics and psychosocial data are generated by online assessments, including demographics and questionnaires on burnout, burnout-related constructs, work-environment, and health-related factors. The lab-based biomarker assessment includes endocrine, physiological, immunological, and epigenetic markers obtained from blood and hair samples. In addition, heart rate variability is also measured repeatedly. Within the first 2 years, the DBS collected psychosocial data from over 7,600 participants with biological data obtained from more than 800 individuals. During the following 10 years, detailed assessments of biomarkers and psychosocial factors will be collected in annual study waves.
RESULTS: Results will be generated during the following decade.
CONCLUSION: The findings of the DBS are expected to pave the road for an in-depth biopsychosocial characterization of burnout and to give insight into the long-term course and potential mental and physical health consequences of the burnout syndrome.
Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 1049-8931
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1613
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