OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (14): 1908-1913.

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Impact of communication technology overload during non-working hours and work family guilt on occupational burnout among cardiology nurses

ZHANG Shaohuaa, YANG Guifena, CHEN Yuhuaa, CHEN Minxiaa, WU Huaqiongb   

  1. a Department of Cardiology,b Department of Radiology,General Hospital of Central Thenter,Wuhan,Hubei 430070,China
  • Received:2024-10-16 Revised:2024-11-18 Online:2025-07-15 Published:2025-12-12
  • Contact: WU Huaqiong,Nurse in charge,E-mail:764744240@qq.com

Abstract: Objective To understand the current situation of communication technology overload during non-working hours,work family guilt,and occupational burnout among cardiology nurses in grade-A tertiary hospitals in Wuhan,and to analyze the relationship between them. Methods A random sampling method was used to select 186 cardiology nurses from 8 grade-A tertiary hospitals in Wuhan City from February to March 2024 as the survey subjects. The communication technology overload scale,work family guilt scale,and occupational burnout scale were used for investigation and analysis. Results The communication technology overload score of cardiology nurses was (38.84±5.16)points,work family guilt score was (25.63±4.72)points,and occupational burnout score was (60.86±13.76)points.Univariate analysis showed that gender,age,years of work,professional title,marital status,monthly income,and monthly night shifts were the influencing factors of communication technology overload during non-working hours for cardiology nurses(all P<0.05). Gender,age,years of work,professional title,marital status,monthly income,and monthly night shifts were the influencing factors of work family guilt among cardiology nurses(all P<0.05). Age,years of work,professional title,marital status,monthly income,and monthly night shifts were the influencing factors of occupational burnout among cardiology nurses(all P<0.05). Communication technology overload in cardiology nurses was positively correlated with occupational burnout scores(r=0.595,P<0.01),work family guilt was positively correlated with occupational burnout scores(r=0.531,P<0.01),and communication technology overload was positively correlated with work family guilt(r=0.627,P<0.01). Work family guilt partially mediated the relationship between communication technology overload during non-working hours and occupational burnout among cardiology nurses,with a mediation effect of 0.253,accounting for 40.22%of the total effect. Conclusion The work family guilt of cardiology nurses partially mediates the relationship between non work time communication technology overload and occupational burnout. Nursing managers Can reduce the non-work time communication technology overload and work family guilt of cardiology nurses,thereby alleviating the level of occupational burnout.

Key words: Cardiology nurse, Non-working hours, Communication technology overload, Work family guilt, Occupational burnout

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