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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Occupational Health and Safety
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1472397
This article is part of the Research Topic The Intersection of Psychology, Healthy Behaviors, and its Outcomes View all 26 articles

The Price of Pressure: Nationwide Survey on Lifestyle Disturbances, Occupational Burnout and Compromised Perceived-Competency among Radiology Residents in China

Provisionally accepted
Zeqi Liu Zeqi Liu 1Qinqi Yao Qinqi Yao 1Wang Peicheng Wang Peicheng 1Lijun Shen Lijun Shen 1Hange Li Hange Li 1Jingfeng Zhang Jingfeng Zhang 2Maoqing Jiang Maoqing Jiang 2Zhenghan Yang Zhenghan Yang 3Zhenchang Wang Zhenchang Wang 3Jianjun Zheng Jianjun Zheng 2Jiming Zhu Jiming Zhu 1You Wu You Wu 1*
  • 1 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • 2 Hwa Mei Hospital, Ningbo, China
  • 3 Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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    Objectives: The competency of radiology directly affects the quality and equity of medical services. Due to their different occupational characteristics compared to other specialists, this study aims to evaluate the impacts of lifestyles on competency and burnout in radiology residents in China. Materials & Methods: A nationwide, cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. 12,208 radiology residents during their standardized residency training in China were invited. Multivariate linear regression and logistic regression were conducted to identify perceived competency and burnout associated with lifestyles. Results: Of the 3,666 participants, 58.02% were female, 82.24% were aged < 30 years, 40.53% were from the Eastern region, and 92.06% obtained a bachelor’s degree. The radiology residents with high-level lifestyles had higher competency (β = 0.16, 95% CI: 0.01, 0.32), particularly in the realms of sleep, physical activity, and alcohol consumption. The correlation was stronger in residents with longer work hours and more night shifts. Residents with insomnia (OR = 7.69, 95% CI = [4.23, 14.67]) and less exercise (OR = 6.24, 95% CI = [1.33, 29.37]) had higher burnout risk, while residents who smoked had a lower risk (OR = 0.60, 95% CI = [0.40, 0.89]). And lifestyle factors had a slightly different impact on emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Conclusions: Radiology residents’ lifestyles can be emphasized, as it may reflect their pressure and well-being and influence their concentration, competency, burnout and performance. Policymakers and hospital administrators should incorporate practical and modifiable strategies into work routines to improve the lifestyle quality of residents.

    Keywords: radiology residents, lifestyle factors, Perceived-competency, burnout, China

    Received: 13 Aug 2024; Accepted: 09 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Liu, Yao, Peicheng, Shen, Li, Zhang, Jiang, Yang, Wang, Zheng, Zhu and Wu. 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: You Wu, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

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