“Back on the Right Track”: Rehabilitees’ and their Spouses’ Experiences of Burnout and Recovery
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2021Tekijänoikeudet
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The aim of this dissertation was to explore rehabilitation participants’ subjective
experiences of recovery from burnout from a short- and long-term perspective. A
further aim was to investigate spouses’ experiences of rehabilitees’ burnout and
recovery. The participants in the research were recruited in a rehabilitation centre
in Central Finland. Burnout was defined as a stress-related syndrome
characterized by exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced professional efficacy.
Study I studied rehabilitation participants’ (n = 12) experiences of recovery during
a rehabilitation course. The results of the content analysis showed that recovery
was a cumulative process in which rehabilitation participants gained support,
achieved increased awareness of the burnout symptoms, self-approval and selfmercy,
and culminated in regained joy. The revelation that they were in charge of
their own well-being found expression in the main theme, My Well-Being in My
Hands. Study II utilized a longitudinal design and analysed the narratives of four
rehabilitation participants two years after rehabilitation. Personal agency,
supervisor support and personal factors were found to be common elements in the
narratives of recovery. A change of job was not decisive to maintaining recovery;
instead, favourable changes in the workplace were of greater importance. Study
III investigated spouses’ (n = 10) experiences of rehabilitees’ burnout and recovery.
The results of thematic analysis demonstrated that burnout had a significant
impact on the spouses and on the interspousal relationship. The spouses played a
crucial role in supporting the burnt-out spouse both emotionally and in practical
terms, but experienced considerable distress in the process. Regarding the
interspousal relationship, stagnation was seen as the most deleterious consequence
of burnout. However, the spouses stressed their commitment to the relationship
and shared positive outcomes as a result of the hardship overcome. All in all,
rehabilitation was an important factor that initiated recovery. Agency and support
from the supervisor were essential for the recovery to stay on course. Burnout had
an impact on people connected to the burnt-out individuals. Spouses and other
family members should hence be taken into consideration when planning burnout
interventions as their well-being is also affected. In the future, focus can be placed
on those outside the realm of an intervention as they seem to be in the most
vulnerable position.
Keywords: burnout, recovery, rehabilitation, spouses, qualitative research, content
analysis, narrative analysis, thematic analysis
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Julkaisija
Jyväskylän yliopistoISBN
978-951-39-8588-2ISSN Hae Julkaisufoorumista
2489-9003Julkaisuun sisältyy osajulkaisuja
- Artikkeli I: Salminen, S., Mäkikangas, A., Hätinen, M., Kinnunen, U., & Pekkonen, M. (2015). My Well-Being in My Own Hands : Experiences of Beneficial Recovery During Burnout Rehabilitation. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 25 (4), 733-741. DOI: 10.1007/s10926-015-9581-6
- Artikkeli II: Salminen, S., Andreou, E., Holma, J., Pekkonen, M., & Mäkikangas, A. (2017). Narratives of Burnout and Recovery from an Agency Perspective : A Two-Year Longitudinal Study. Burnout Research, 7, 1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.burn.2017.08.001
- Artikkeli III: Salminen, S., Mäkikangas, A., Kykyri, V-L., Saari, E-L., & Pekkonen, M. (2021). Spouses’ experiences of rehabilitees’ burnout and recovery. Submitted manuscript.
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