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Categories: Assessment , Health & Fitness , Psychology
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Burnout describes sustained fatigue, emotional detachment and diminished effectiveness caused by chronic stress. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) explores exhaustion in three arenas—your private life, your job and any client-facing work—through nineteen carefully tested statements. Since 2005 researchers have deployed the CBI in over forty languages across healthcare, education and service industries worldwide.

Each answer is scored from 0 to 4, converted to a 0–100 scale and averaged within its domain; the tool’s reactive engine updates percentages and a colour-coded bar chart the moment you choose an option. Severity bands—low, moderate, high or very high—sit beside personal, work and client headings, helping you identify your most critical area instantly.

Employees, freelancers and caregivers can repeat the survey every few months to monitor wellbeing trends, compare domains and decide when to adjust workload or seek assistance. Because results reflect only the past week, regular use distinguishes transient tiredness from chronic burnout. Results do not constitute a clinical diagnosis.

Technical Details:

The CBI quantifies subjective exhaustion by translating five-point frequency or intensity choices into percentage scores for three domains: Personal, Work and Client. Higher values imply greater energetic and emotional depletion, which research links to absenteeism, lower productivity and health risks.

EquationVariables
Domain Score = ∑Answer×25 Items in Domain
  • Answer – selected value (0 – 4).
  • 25 – scaling factor to reach 100-point range.
  • Items in Domain – 6 or 7 depending on domain.

Interpretation uses four brackets: Low (0–49), Moderate (50–74), High (75–89) and Very High (90–100). Increasing bands correlate with escalating fatigue, reduced job satisfaction and elevated turnover intent.

ParameterMeaningTypical Range
Answer ValueRadio choice mapped 0–4Integer 0–4
DomainItem grouping: personal, work, clientText
Domain ScoreAverage scaled percentage0 – 100 %
Severity BandQualitative bracketLow – Very High
Example: Five “Often” answers (value 3) and one “Sometimes” (value 2) in the Personal set yield
(3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 2) × 25 ÷ 6 = 67 %, placing Personal burnout in the moderate band.
  • Assumes honest self-reporting without social-desirability bias.
  • One-week recall period may miss long-term patterns.
  • Domain weights are equal; role-specific stressors vary.
  • Does not measure cynicism or reduced efficacy dimensions found in other models.
  • Unanswered items default to zero, underestimating risk.
  • Uniform extreme answers (all 0 or all 4) skew averages but still remain valid.
  • Users mis-reading reversed wording may invert scores.
  • High client score with no client interaction signals item-context mismatch.

Original validation: Kristensen et al. (2005) Scandinavian J. Public Health. Subsequent studies include Milfont et al. (2021) for linguistic equivalence and Borritz et al. (2016) linking CBI to sickness absence.

This client-only process handles self-reported wellbeing data and falls under general data-protection rules such as GDPR.

Step-by-Step Guide:

Complete the survey in sequence or jump around; progress updates automatically.

  1. Click Start Assessment to load the questionnaire.
  2. For every statement, pick the frequency that fits best (Never – Always).
  3. Use the side list to revisit earlier answers if needed.
  4. Watch the progress bar reach 100 % when all nineteen items are answered.
  5. Review your scores, severity pills and the charting layer summary; save or print if desired.

FAQ:

Is my data stored?

Your responses stay in your browser’s memory and URL; nothing is sent to a server.

What do the scores mean?

They represent average exhaustion percentages in each domain. Higher numbers signal greater burnout risk.

How often should I retake it?

Quarterly checks help track trends without over-reacting to short-term fluctuations.

Can I share the link?

Yes. The encoded URL reproduces your answers for later review or professional discussion.

Does it replace professional advice?

No. Use it as an early indicator and consult a qualified professional when scores are high or symptoms persist.

Glossary:

Burnout
Chronic exhaustion, cynicism and reduced efficacy due to stress.
CBI
Validated questionnaire measuring exhaustion across three domains.
Domain
Context group: personal, work or client-related.
Severity Band
Qualitative label derived from numeric score.
Reactive Engine
Front-end layer updating results in real time.
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