Effectiveness of Organizational Interventions to Reduce Burnout in the Workplace: A Systematic Review

Burnout is an occupational phenomenon that has adverse effects on the health and work outcomes of employees. In this sense, there is greater emphasis on understanding and addressing this problem. In this regard, organizations play a significant role in preventing burnout, and organizational interventions have been shown to be more effective at reducing burnout than individual-focused interventions. This study aims to systematically review organizational interventions to prevent burnout in the workplace.

A search was conducted in three databases: Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed, reviewing studies published from 2013 to 2025. Following the PRISMA model, 11 studies meeting eligibility criteria were selected. The methodological quality of included studies was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) checklist.

Of the eligible articles, 1669 participants were identified, predominantly female healthcare professionals. Some strategies that proved to be effective in preventing burnout in the workplace were workshops, discussion groups, psychoeducation and training programs. Concerning psychotherapeutic interventions, third-generation therapies are the most used, such as ACT or mindfulness.

These findings suggest that organizational-level interventions, particularly those combining psychoeducational strategies with third-generation therapeutic approaches, represent promising avenues for burnout prevention in the workplace, although effectiveness varies across interventions and contexts, and the most positive effects were limited to the short term. Future research should focus on evaluating long-term outcomes, exploring understudied occupational sectors beyond healthcare, and examining the role of organizational culture and leadership in sustaining intervention effects.