Associated factors of burnout among Chinese vaccination staff during Covid-19 epidemic

A cross-sectional study

Bibliographic Data

ID22068628
AuthorsWenwen Gu (0000-0003-4430-6223, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Yan Liu (0000-0002-1612-779X, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, corresponding author), Zhaojun Lu (0000-0002-5467-6597, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Jun Wang (0000-0003-4485-7201, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Xinren Che (Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Yuyang Xu (0000-0002-3962-3526, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Xuechao Zhang (0009-0006-9042-2478, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention), J Wang (0000-0001-6484-4040), Jing Wang (0000-0002-7594-8539, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Jian Du (0000-0001-8436-778X, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Xiaoping Zhang (0000-0003-0995-4989, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Junfang Chen (0000-0003-0778-9385, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
Year2023
Volume11
Pages1086889-1086889
Publication date2023-03-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2023.1086889
PMID36969614
OpenAlexW4323567485
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited66

Objective: During the COVID-19 epidemic, vaccination staff had three main aspects of work: routine vaccination for children and adults, COVID-19 vaccination and COVID-19 prevention and control. All these works significantly increased the workload of vaccination staff. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and influencing factors of burnout among vaccination staff in Hangzhou, China. Methods: A total of 501 vaccination staff from 201 community/township healthcare centers in Hangzhou were recruited using a cross-sectional survey through WeChat social platform. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Scale (MBI-GS) was used to assess the level of burnout. Descriptive statistics were made on the characteristics of participants. Univariate analysis using the chi-square test and multivariable analysis using binary logistic regression were conducted to determine the relative predictors of burnout. Univariate analysis and multiple linear regression were used to determine the relative predictors of exhaustive emotion, cynicism, and personal accomplishment. Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic, 20.8% of the vaccination staff experienced burnout. Educational level above undergraduate education level, medium professional title, and more working time in COVID-19 vaccination work reported a higher degree of job burnout. The vaccination staff was experiencing a high degree of exhaustive emotion, cynicism, and low personal accomplishment. Professional title, working place, and working time for COVID-19 vaccination were associated with exhaustive emotion and cynicism. Professional title and participation time for COVID-19 prevention and control were associated with personal accomplishment. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the prevalence rate of burnout is high among vaccination staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially with a low level of personal accomplishment. Psychological intervention for vaccination staff is urgently needed

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Burnout · Cross-sectional study · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Outbreak · Vaccination · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Virology