Single-Item Burnout Question and Response Options from the 2016 American Board of Family Medicine Certification Practice Demographic Questionnaire, Dichotomized to Indicate Primary Reported Outcome of Burnout Versus Not Burned Out
| Question Stem | Using Your Own Definition of Burnout, Select an Answer: |
|---|---|
| Responses Classified as Not Burned Out | 1. I enjoy my work. I have no symptoms of burnout. |
| 2. I am under stress, and don't always have as much energy as I did, but I don't feel burned out. | |
| Responses Classified as Burned Out | 3. I am definitely burning out and have 1 or more symptoms of burnout, e.g. emotional exhaustion. |
| 4. The symptoms of burnout that I'm experiencing won't go away. I think about work frustrations a lot. | |
| 5. I feel completely burned out. I am at the point where I may need to seek help. |