Is Well-being Associated With Burnout? From a Multicenter Cross-sectional Study in Taiwan

Tse-Wei Wu1, Hung-Yi Chuang, Chia-Pin Lin

  • 1From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (T.-W.W., C.-P.L., F.-C.L., C.-C.Y.); Department of Medical Education, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (T.-W.W.); Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (H.-Y.C., C.-C.Y.); Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (H.-Y.C.); Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (F.-C.L.); Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan (W.K.); and Department of Digital Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (N.K.).

Summary

Workplace well-being significantly correlates with burnout. Positive Emotion and Engagement are key factors in preventing personal burnout, while Positive Emotion, Engagement, and Relationships are crucial for avoiding work-related burnout.

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