Fatigue, work, and relationships: what the CBI explores.
Understand the three questionnaire sections and choose the experience that fits your situation.
Describe an experience without assuming its cause
Feeling tired alone is not enough to conclude that you have burnout. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) explores exhaustion in different contexts. It does not investigate every possible cause of fatigue or establish a diagnosis.
Three sections to explore progressively
The first experience has six questions about personal exhaustion, whether or not you have a job. The second includes those six questions plus seven about work: thirteen in total. The third includes both earlier sections plus six questions about working with people: nineteen in total.
These people may be clients, students, service users, or patients, depending on your work. This wording adaptation is disclosed in the scientific information. Choose sections that apply to your circumstances without forcing an answer about an irrelevant context.
Why are results shown separately?
Each section is scored separately. The personal result is not replaced by the work-related result. This helps you see where your answers describe more exhaustion without automatically attributing a cause. The three values do not form an overall diagnosis.
A starting point for discussion
If fatigue persists or affects your daily life, describe it to a healthcare professional. You can prepare examples of workload, recovery, and difficult interactions. The questionnaire can structure a conversation; it cannot decide whether you need leave, treatment, or workplace changes.
Sources and further reading
General information: this content does not provide a diagnosis or treatment recommendation.