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  • Professional burnout is a significant predictor of absenteeism and workforce withdrawal.
  • Limited understanding exists regarding the barriers and facilitators influencing return to work (RTW) for individuals experiencing burnout.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify factors associated with RTW in burned-out individuals.
  • To inform occupational health care (OHC) policies related to RTW for burnout.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search of peer-reviewed quantitative and mixed-method studies (2005-2016).
  • Included studies measuring burnout with validated instruments and RTW or sick leave as outcomes.
  • Excluded studies with heterogeneous samples lacking subgroup analysis for burnout cases.

Main Results:

  • Work-related factors: enhanced communication (positive), low work control (negative).
  • Individual factors: male gender (positive), covert coping (negative), high work over-commitment (positive).
  • Burnout-related factors: unimpaired sleep (positive), long sick leave (>6 months) (negative), part-time sick leave (positive).

Conclusions:

  • Current evidence on RTW factors in burnout is based on a limited number of varied-quality studies.
  • Further research is essential to establish a robust evidence base.
  • Development of guidelines for supportive OHC actions is needed.