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The research performed at the Danish National Research Centre for the Working Environment was compiled from a large-scale study of public-sector workers in human service settings, including Social Security offices, institutions for the disabled and home care services.
Certain work characteristics contributed to employee burnout, most notably "role conflicts" – knowing things should be done a certain way but being required to do them a different way. High emotional demands, poor role clarity and low leadership also significantly contributed to sickness absence. Workers who experienced burnout had a more than three times greater risk of long-term sickness absence.
The results identify some key work characteristics affecting the risk of burnout and sickness absence in human service workers. Efforts to improve these on-the-job strains—especially role conflicts and high emotional demands—might help to reduce burnout. "At least as important, [human service] organizations should be attentive to employees with symptoms of burnout to prevent long-term sickness," lead author Dr. Borritz and colleagues conclude.
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