Job burnout among primary healthcare workers during Covid-19 pandemic

Cross-sectional study in China

Bibliographic Data

ID22079995
AuthorsXianming Cai (0009-0006-5457-9267, Peking University), Tianshuo Zhao (0000-0001-5279-3215, Peking University), Linyi Chen (0000-0001-7258-8817, University of Pittsburgh), Sihui Zhang (0000-0001-9693-0728, Peking University), Ailing Yu (0000-0001-7003-2209, Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Xihong Sun (Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Shengnan Gao (0000-0003-2312-2150, Heilongjiang Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention), Yuanshan Zhang (Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Chao Wang (0000-0002-4737-0717, Peking University), Juan Du (0000-0001-7846-1905, Peking University), Yaqiong Liu (0000-0001-5472-1290, Peking University), Qing‐Bin Lu (0000-0002-2877-5815, Peking University), Qing-Bin Lu (0000-0002-2804-0827, Peking University), Fuqiang Cui (0000-0002-9592-4286, Peking University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume11
Pages1266864-1266864
Publication date2023-12-06
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2023.1266864
PMID38125852
OpenAlexW4389392979
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited50

Objective: This study evaluated job burnout among primary healthcare workers (PHCWs) in China during the COVID-19 pandemic, explored its influencing factors, and examined PHCWs' preferences for reducing job burnout. Method: We conducted a multicenter cross-sectional study in Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Anhui, Gansu, and Shandong Provinces. An electronic questionnaire survey was conducted through convenience sampling in communities from May to July 2022. We collected sociodemographic characteristics, job burnout level, job satisfaction, and preferred ways to reduce job burnout among PHCWs. Results: The job burnout rate among PHCWs in China was 59.87% (937/1565). Scores for each dimension of job burnout were lower among PHCWs who had a better work environment (emotional exhaustion OR: 0.60; depersonalization OR: 0.73; personal accomplishment OR: 0.76) and higher professional pride (emotional exhaustion OR: 0.63; depersonalization OR: 0.70; personal accomplishment OR: 0.44). PHCWs with higher work intensity (emotional exhaustion OR: 2.37; depersonalization OR: 1.34; personal accomplishment OR: 1.19) had higher scores in all job burnout dimensions. Improving work environments and raising salaries were the preferred ways for PHCWs to reduce job burnout. Conclusion: Strategies should be developed to improve job satisfaction among PHCWs, enhance their professional identity, and alleviate burnout to ensure the effective operation of the healthcare system, especially during periods of overwork

Burnout · Cross-sectional study · Depersonalization · Emotional exhaustion · Job satisfaction · Workload · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology

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