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Burnout Prevention: What Works for Each Specialty

Meta-analysis finds role-specific benefits: professional coaching helps physicians while mindfulness-based programs may reduce emotional exhaustion in nurses.

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A systematic review analyzed 99 randomized trials involving 9,330 health care professionals to investigate burnout interventions. Professional coaching interventions over four weeks showed a small reduction in emotional exhaustion among physicians, while mindfulness-based interventions indicated potential benefits for nurses and mixed groups with notable decreases in emotional exhaustion. The research spotlighted the importance of intervention duration and highlighted significant limitations in methodologic quality and evidence gaps. Overall, the findings underscore the necessity for tailored burnout interventions across different health care roles.

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Burnout Prevention: What Works for Each Specialty

Meta-analysis finds role-specific benefits: professional coaching helps physicians while mindfulness-based programs may reduce emotional exhaustion in nurses.

  • by Kerri Miller

  • November 18, 2025

  • 3 min

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