Burnout prevalence and its association with occupational stress, effort-reward imbalance, and depression among professional and semi-professional basketball coaches: A cross-sectional study

• very few epidemiological studies have been published on mental health in professional basketball coaches • broad examination of coaches’ mental health, on recognized and validated questionnaires commonly used to screen for occupational mental health risk • The prevalence of burnout was similar to that reported elsewhere, and was significantly associated with perceived occupational stress. • Need for regular medical monitoring of the mental health of basketball coaches