BAT-G
Burnout Assessment Tool (General Version) (BAT-G)
The general version of the BAT is intended for patients who are on sick leave or not currently working, in order to assess a state of exhaustion independently of the immediate work context. It explores the core dimensions of burnout as well as the associated psychological and psychosomatic symptoms.
- Number of questions
- 32 questions
- Estimated duration
- 8 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Burnout Assessment Tool (General Version)
- Target audience
- Adults
- Authors
- Hans De Witte, Wouter Schaufeli, Dorien Huyghebaert (2019)
- Category
- Burnout
Preview of the 32 questions
Scoring & interpretation
Scoring
Core symptoms
Exhaustion: 3.5
Intense physical and mental fatigue, difficulty recovering one's energy
● < 3.06|● 3.06 – 3.31|● ≥ 3.31
Mental distance: 2.5
Psychological detachment, loss of interest and enthusiasm for activities
● < 2.5|● 2.5 – 3.1|● ≥ 3.1
Emotional impairment: 3.6
Difficulty controlling one's emotions, irritability, disproportionate reactions
● < 2.1|● 2.1 – 2.9|● ≥ 2.9
Cognitive impairment: 2.4
Problems with concentration and memory, difficulty thinking clearly
● < 2.7|● 2.7 – 3.1|● ≥ 3.1
Total score: 3.09
● < 2.59|● 2.59 – 3.02|● ≥ 3.02
Secondary symptoms
Total score: 2.8
Psychological complaints (anxiety, sleep problems) and psychosomatic complaints (pain, tension)
● < 2.85|● 2.85 – 3.35|● ≥ 3.35
Core symptoms
No burnoutAt risk of burnoutSevere burnout
Secondary symptoms
No burnout (1 to 2.9)At risk of burnout (2.9 to 3.4)Severe burnout (3.4 to 5)
Responses are given on a scale from 1 (Never) to 5 (Always). The score for each dimension is the mean of the items that make it up.
Primary symptoms (22 items): Exhaustion (items 1-8), Mental distance (items 9-12), Cognitive impairment (items 13-17) and Emotional impairment (items 18-22). The total score is the mean of the 22 items.
Secondary symptoms (10 items): Psychological complaints (items 23-27) and psychosomatic complaints (items 28-32). These two dimensions are strongly correlated and are interpreted together as a single score.
Interpretation: Green zone = no burnout, orange zone = at risk, red zone = severe burnout.
The mean scores of the four core symptoms are calculated by adding up the points of all the questions of a core symptom and dividing the result by the number of questions related to that core symptom. This means that the scores per dimension range from 1 to 5. By adding up the scores of the four core dimensions and dividing them by 23, you obtain the total score, which also lies between 1 and 5. The same applies to the 10 secondary symptoms.
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