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Burnout Self-test
You finish the day with little energy left for anyone. Work feels draining before it has even begun. Even ordinary tasks may take more effort than they used to.
The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, CBI, asks about physical and emotional exhaustion. This self-check includes six personal burnout questions for everyone, seven work-related questions if you currently have work, and six client-related questions if your work involves clients or other service recipients.
It is intended for adults aged 18 and over. Answer each question in the sections that apply to you.
No name or email is required. Results appear immediately, and the questionnaire does not send your answers or scores to Village Therapy. Responses are not monitored.
What does the questionnaire measure?
Personal burnout describes physical and psychological exhaustion, whatever you understand its cause to be. Everyone completes this section.
Work-related burnout explores exhaustion that you associate with your work. This section appears if you currently have work to answer about.
Client-related burnout explores exhaustion that you associate with working with clients or service recipients. This section appears only if it applies to your work. The original questionnaire uses “clients” to include people such as patients, social service recipients, elderly citizens, and inmates.
Understanding your scores
Each completed scale produces its own score from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate more frequent or intense exhaustion in that area. The scales are reported separately, without an overall combined score.
A score of 60 does not mean that you are “60% burnt out.” These numbers do not establish a diagnosis or explain why you feel exhausted. This self-check does not assign mild, moderate, or severe categories.
Consider the scores alongside what daily life feels like. Are you struggling to recover after work, withdrawing from people, or finding it difficult to meet ordinary demands? You can seek support regardless of the number.
What can I do next?
If exhaustion persists or affects your daily functioning, speak with your GP as well as considering therapeutic support. The questionnaire cannot establish whether work, other pressures, health difficulties, or a combination of factors explains what you are experiencing.
Therapy can give you space to look at the demands you are carrying, recognise patterns that keep you stretched beyond your capacity, and consider practical changes. Changes to workload, responsibilities, or working conditions may also be needed.
Support at Village Therapy
We offer therapy for people experiencing stress, burnout, and exhaustion, in central Copenhagen and online. A free introductory call can help you discuss what has been happening and find a therapist to explore it with.
About the questionnaire: Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, English version used in the PUMA study. Borritz M et al. (2006). Burnout among employees in human service work: design and baseline findings of the PUMA study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 34, 49–58. The National Research Centre for the Working Environment permits commercial and non-commercial use with attribution. Source: https://nfa.dk/vaerktoejer/spoergeskemaer/spoergeskema-til-maaling-af-udbraendthed-cbi/copenhagen-burnout-inventory-cbi