JNSS 2025, 16(3-4):121-129 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2025.015

Risk of burnout syndrome in members of multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams: validation of the Czech version of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory

Klára Novotná ORCID...*, Lucie Friedová ORCID..., Renata Větrovská ORCID..., Barbora Staňková ORCID..., Yvona Angerová ORCID...
Charles University, 1st Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Neurology Clinic, MS Centrum, Prague, Czech Republic

Background: Burnout syndrome is a psychological condition arising from factors such as prolonged stress, emotional strain, and excessive workload. It is most common in helping professions such as physicians, nurses, teachers, and social workers, who work in intensive contact with people.

Objective: To determine the validity and reliability of the Czech version of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) and to provide a culturally adapted version for use among Czech healthcare workers.

Methods: A convenience sample of 51 healthcare workers from multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams was recruited (12 nurses, 7 physicians, 13 physiotherapists, 4 occupational therapists, 6 psychologists, 2 social workers, and 5 others). The scale was administered to subgroups of respondents twice within seven days to verify test-retest reliability. Reliability of the Czech version of the CBI was evaluated using Cronbach's α, and concurrent validity was assessed using Spearman's correlation coefficients.

Results: The Czech version of the CBI demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.94) and very good test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC2.1] = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.86-0.99). Correlations with the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure were moderate to strong.

Conclusion: The Czech version of the CBI showed excellent internal consistency and good concurrent validity with the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure. These findings are consistent with international studies and support the use of the Czech version of the CBI in both clinical practice and research.

Keywords: Burnout; Copenhagen Burnout Inventory; Nurses; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation
Grants and funding:

> Supported by the Czech Ministry of Education - project Cooperatio LF1, research area Sport Sciences - Biomedical & Rehabilitation Medicine and Neuroscience and by the Czech Ministry of Health project RVO-VFN64165 and the Czech Health Research Council (AZV) grant NU22-04-00193 and the project Na tional Institute for Neurological Research (Programme EXCELES, ID project No LX22NPO5107), funded by the European Union-Next Generation EU.

Conflicts of interest:

The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Received: August 22, 2025; Revised: October 18, 2025; Accepted: December 2, 2025; Prepublished online: December 2, 2025; Published: December 12, 2025  Show citation

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Novotná K, Friedová L, Větrovská R, Staňková B, Angerová Y. Risk of burnout syndrome in members of multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams: validation of the Czech version of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. Journal of Nursing, Social Studies, Public Health and Rehabilitation. 2025;16(3-4):121-129. doi: 10.32725/jnss.2025.015.
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