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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Anxiety and Stress Disorders
Volume 15 - 2024 |
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1490171
Factors Affecting Occupational Burnout in Medical Staff: A Path Analysis Based on the Job Demands-Resources Perspective
Provisionally accepted
Zuolin Wei
1,2
Lingli Jiang
1,2*
Bocheng Xia
1,2*
Huaiyi Zhu
1,2*
Lingyan Li
1,2*
Lin Wang
1,2*
Jun Zhao
2*
Ruoxin Fan
2*
Peng Wang
2*
Mingjin Huang
1,2*- 1 North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- 2 Mianyang Third People's Hospital, Mianyang, China
To assess occupational burnout conditions and work-related factors among frontline medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and analyse the relationships among these factors utilizing the job demands-resources (JD-R) model as a theoretical framework. Methods: An online survey was distributed to medical staff in one city via convenience sampling during 12/29/2022-1/10/2023. Path analysis was utilized to explore the relationship between work-related factors and occupational burnout among frontline medical staff during the COVID-19 outbreak.Results:Among 474 respondents, 455 frontline medical staff (female=79.56%) were included in the final analysis. Medical staff aged <35 exhibited higher levels of occupational burnout than did older staff. Depression/anxiety and workload were positively correlated with occupational burnout and negatively correlated with self-compassion, workplace health/safety, and workplace support. Path analysis indicated the direct effects of workplace support, depression/anxiety, workplace health/safety, self-compassion, and workload on occupational burnout. There were also partial mediating effects of workplace support, depression/anxiety, workplace health/safety, and self-compassion on occupational burnout. The model demonstrated good fit. Conclusion: Workplace support, a crucial job resource, can improve occupational burnout among frontline medical staff in various ways. Reducing anxiety, depression, and workload and improving workplace support, health/safety, and self-compassion are practical and effective measures for mitigating occupational burnout.
Keywords: burnout, job demands-resources, Medical Staff, Workplace support, COVID-19
Received: 02 Sep 2024; Accepted: 07 Oct 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 Wei, Jiang, Xia, Zhu, Li, Wang, Zhao, Fan, Wang and Huang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Lingli Jiang, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
Bocheng Xia, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
Huaiyi Zhu, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
Lingyan Li, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
Lin Wang, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
Jun Zhao, Mianyang Third People's Hospital, Mianyang, China
Ruoxin Fan, Mianyang Third People's Hospital, Mianyang, China
Peng Wang, Mianyang Third People's Hospital, Mianyang, China
Mingjin Huang, Mianyang Third People's Hospital, Mianyang, China
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