Evidence-based interventions for stress management and burnout prevention

Abstract

Applying stress management techniques for healthy workers may reduce their chances of developing mental and physical illness. Healthcare professionals and teachers are particularly vulnerable of high stress. The aim of our study is to examine the effectiveness of stress management and burnout prevention methods that are available in Hungary (mindfulness-based methods, cognitive-behavioral therapy and relaxation methods) in these target groups in summaries of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. All threemethods have been shown to be effective in reducing stress and burnout symptoms at different levels of evidence. For the sake of health preservation, it is recommended to use the stress management methods examined among healthy workers based on this summary.