What is burnout?

• A state of mental and physical exhaustion due to excessive/prolonged stress
  leading to:
  • emotional exhaustion
  • depersonalization (cynicism)
  • diminished sense of personal accomplishment
• Everyone has a physical, emotional and spiritual energy pool. Each pool has a
  certain percentage of energy reserve. Activities and stress that leads to depletion of
  the reserve without replenishment leads to risk of burnout.
• Physical energy pool come from caring for the physical body which includes eating,
  sleeping etc.
• Emotional energy pool comes from maintaining healthy relationships at work and
  home.
• Spiritual energy pool comes from connecting with your sense of purpose.

Prevalence of Burnout

• Over 50% of medical students and over 44% of physicians experience burnout with
  16% experiencing clinical form of depression.

Consequences of burnout

• Physical
  • Heart disease, obesity, diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, increased BMI,
    metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia
• Psychological
  • Increased depressive symptoms, hospital admission for mental health
    disorder and insomnia
• Occupational
  • Job dissatisfaction
    • Absenteeism – missing work

Are you at risk of burnout?

• Free online tool: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTCS_08.htm

How to reduce burnout:

• Reduce burnout through Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) techniques:
  • Mindfulness meditation
  • Yoga
  • Body scan
  • Mindfulness breathing
  • Mindfulness eating
• Mindfulness is a mental state in you focus on awareness of the present moment. The
  focus can be on thoughts, sensations, and emotion without judgement.
• UMKC resources:
  • Swinney Recreation Center Yoga classes: https://www.umkc.edu/src/classesprograms-fitness.asp
  • Mindfulness Resources: https://www.umkc.edu/mindbody/justrelax.asp