A reflection drawn from the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT). Thirty-three statements across exhaustion, mental distance, cognitive impairment, emotional regulation, and somatic symptoms. About five minutes. Your answers stay on your screen.
Over the last weeks, how often have you experienced the following?
I feel mentally exhausted, tired, or fatigued.
Everything I do requires a great deal of effort at work.
After a day at work, I find it hard to recover my energy.
I feel run down and physically drained.
In the morning I lack energy to get started with work.
I want to be more active at work but somehow, I am unable to get myself going.
When I apply myself, I quickly get tired at work.
At the end of my working day, I feel mentally exhausted and drained.
I struggle to find any enthusiasm for my work.
I don’t think much about what I am doing but function on autopilot.
I feel a strong aversion towards my job.
I can’t be bothered, I feel indifferent about my job.
I’m cynical about what my work means to others.
I have trouble staying focussed at work.
I struggle to think clearly.
I’m forgetful and distracted at work.
I have trouble concentrating.
I make mistakes because my mind keeps wandering.
I find it hard to keep my emotions under control.
I don’t recognise myself in the way I react emotionally at work.
I become easily irritable when things don’t go my way.
I get upset or sad at work without always knowing why.
I may overreact unintentionally.
I have trouble falling or staying asleep.
I tend to worry.
I feel tense and stressed.
I feel anxious and/or suffer from panic attacks.
Noise and crowds disturb me.
I suffer from heart palpitations or chest pain.
I suffer from stomach and/or intestinal complaints.
I have frequent headaches.
I have muscle pain, for example in the neck, shoulders, or back.
I often get sick.