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Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Foreign Programs for Psychological Correction of Professional Burnout of Medical Workers

Author(s)
M. Yu. Kuzmin, I. A. Konopak, A. S. Pirozhok
Abstract
The selection of programs to reduce professional burnout of medical workers was carried out in the PubMed database during the publication period from 2010 to 2024. After selection, according to the inclusion criteria, the total number of publications for analysis was represented by 37 studies. As a result of mathematical and statistical data processing using a random effects model, analysis of heterogeneity and publication bias, it was concluded that psychological correction programs demonstrate their effectiveness in reducing professional burnout of medical workers, and in online and offline formats it is approximately equivalent.
About the Authors

Kuzmin Mikhail Yuryevich, Candidate of Sciences (Psychology), Associate Professor, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx, st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: mirroy@mail.ru

Konopak Igor Aleksandrovich, Candidate of Sciences (Philosophy), Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx, st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: iakonopak@gmail.com

Pirozhok Anna Sergeevna, 2nd year Undergraduate, Faculty of Psychology, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx, st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: anya16032001@gmail.com

For citation
Kuzmin M.Yu., Konopak I.A., Pirozhok A.S. Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Foreign Programs for Psychological Correction of Professional Burnout of Medical Workers. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Psychology, 2025, vol. 51, pp. 32-55. https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2025.51.32 (in Russian)
Keywords
professional burnout, medicine workers, meta-analysis, correction, reduction of burnout, online psychological help
UDC
159.98
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2025.51.32
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