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Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), ready to run

A 19-item public-domain measure with separate personal, work-related, and client-related burnout scales.

19 items · 3 sections · 5-point frequency or intensity scale

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The instrument

  1. Personal Burnout

  2. 1

    How often do you feel tired?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  3. 2

    How often are you physically exhausted?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  4. 3

    How often are you emotionally exhausted?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  5. 4

    How often do you think: "I can't take it anymore"?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  6. 5

    How often do you feel worn out?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  7. 6

    How often do you feel weak and susceptible to illness?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree

  8. Work-Related Burnout

  9. 7

    Is your work emotionally exhausting?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  10. 8

    Do you feel burnt out because of your work?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  11. 9

    Does your work frustrate you?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  12. 10

    Do you feel worn out at the end of the working day?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  13. 11

    Are you exhausted in the morning at the thought of another day at work?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  14. 12

    Do you feel that every working hour is tiring for you?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  15. 13

    Do you have enough energy for family and friends during leisure time?

    Reverse-scored

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree

  16. Client-Related Burnout

  17. 14

    Do you find it hard to work with clients?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  18. 15

    Do you find it frustrating to work with clients?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  19. 16

    Does it drain your energy to work with clients?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  20. 17

    Do you feel that you give more than you get back when you work with clients?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  21. 18

    Are you tired of working with clients?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree
  22. 19

    Do you sometimes wonder how long you will be able to continue working with clients?

    Always / To a very high degreeOften / To a high degreeSometimes / SomewhatSeldom / To a low degreeNever or almost never / To a very low degree

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