This study identified and described the status of burnout experienced by Saudi dietitians in various settings. A questionnaire was sent to 160 members who were invited to participate via informal networks. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) scale was used to measure burnout status. The CBI comprises three subscales: personal burnout PB (six items), work burnout WB (seven items), and client-related burnout CB (six items). Among the 160 participants in this study, 94 participants (58.75%) experienced burnout. most of the participants had moderate PB (n = 49, 30.6%), low WB (n = 58, 36.3%), and moderate CB (n = 73, 45.6%). These results suggest that the Saudi dietitians as a group perceive themselves to be moderately personal and client-related burnout, and to have a low level of work burnout. Further analysis also suggests that Saudi dietitians in nontraditional settings experience more burnout than those in healthcare clinical settings.

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Nasser Alqahtani, Northern Border University, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Clinical Nutrition Department, Arar, KSA, nalqahtaninbu.edu.sa, Bushra Albadareen, Northern Border University, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Clinical Nutrition Department, Arar, KSA, BUSHRA.ALBADAREENnbu.edu.sa, Amna Mohammad-Mahmood2, Northern Border University, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Clinical Nutrition Department, Arar, KSA, Amna.aldaifnbu.edu.sa,.

Ethical considerations: The Ethics committee of Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia gave ethical approval for this work.

Funding source This work was financially supported by the deanship of scientific research at Northern Border University under grant No: 2022-13-122.

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