Factors associated with job burnout among dental nurses

A cross-sectional study

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ID22433541
AutoresChenxia Xiong (0000-0001-5706-226X, Stomatology Hospital), Rong Wang (0000-0003-1070-1460, Kunming Medical University), R L Wang (0000-0002-6197-6838, Kunming Medical University), Yingmei Li (0000-0002-2333-595X, Kunming Medical University), Jie Yang (0000-0001-6912-4966, Kunming Medical University), Jinyu Yang (0000-0001-7328-9560, Kunming Medical University), Lingli Pu (Stomatology Hospital), Y Huang (0009-0004-8635-6063, Stomatology Hospital), Wenfang Liu (0000-0002-0532-7788, Stomatology Hospital), Ying Liu (0000-0001-5584-7805, Stomatology Hospital), Juan Liu (0009-0009-0692-8882, Stomatology Hospital, autor de correspondencia), Xinchun Zou (Stomatology Hospital, autor de correspondencia)
Año2026
Volumen14
Fecha de publicación2026-07-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditorialFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2026.1896451
OpenAlexW7168746220
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas34

Background Job burnout is a systemic challenge in healthcare, and dental nurses facing unique occupational stressors that linked to higher burnout symptom levels. Despite the growing recognition of burnout as a public health concern in health care workers, previous studies have paid relatively little attention to dental nurses. Objective This study aimed to investigate the current status of job burnout among dental nurses and identify its associated factors. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from September to October 2024, enrolling 261 dental nurses from a stomatological hospital in Yunnnan provinces of China. Data were collected using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS), Nurse Job Stressor Scale (NJSS), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), Nurse's Career Identity Scale (NCIS), Social Support Rate Scale (SSRS), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), and a self-designed general information sheet. A logistic regression model was constructed to analyse the associated factors correlated with job burnout. Results The median score of job burnout was 38.67 (21.33–56.00), and the overall burnout prevalence was 33.7%. The results of logistic regression showed that depression [odds ratio (OR) = 1.117; 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.060, 1.177); P < 0.001], occupational stress [OR = 1.063; 95% CI (1.028, 1.098); P < 0.001] were associated factors of job burnout. Conclusion This study explores job burnout in dental nurses and confirms depression and occupational stress as its associated factors. Attention to dental nurses' mental health and targeted interventions are critical to alleviating burnout and improving nursing quality.

Burnout · Job control · Logistic regression · Mental health · Occupational stress · Psychological intervention · Stressor · Workload · Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Nursing education and management