OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (23): 3179-3183.

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Analysis of job burnout and influencing factors among nurses in grade-A tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province

Huilin HU1a, Guanpeng MU1a, Duohua CAO1a, Junjie HU1b, Linlin WU1c, Lan XIONG2()   

  1. 1. a School of Medicine,b College of Acupuncture,Massage and Rehabilitation,c Xiangxing College,Hunan University of Chinese Medicine,Changsha,Hunan 410208,China
    2. Department of Gastroenterology,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine,Changsha,Hunan 414000,China
  • Received:2025-03-07 Revised:2025-03-18 Online:2025-12-01 Published:2025-12-10
  • Contact: XIONG Lan,Nurse in charge,E-mail:1114607573@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the current situation and influencing factors of job burnout among nursing staff in grade-A tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province,and to propose targeted and practical solutions,providing reference for assisting medical institutions to formulate intervention measures and management mechanisms. Methods From September to December 2023,1 752 nursing staff from 20 grade-A tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province were randomly selected as the survey subjects. A general information questionnaire and Maslach burnout inventory(MBI) were used for the questionnaire survey,and the data were analyzed. Results The detection rate of job burnout among 1 752 nurses was 67.58%,and the prevalence rates for mild,moderate,and severe job burnout were 12.44%,20.78%,and 34.36%,respectively. Age,educational level,marital status,quantity of children,monthly income,department,weekly working time,self-rated health,occupational environment were the important factors affecting whether or not nurses had emotional exhaustion(all P<0.05). Form of employment,self-rated health,fringe benefits were the key influencing factors of low sense of personal accomplishment(all P<0.05). Monthly income,self-rated health,fringe benefits,salary return were the essential influencing factors of depersonalization(all P<0.05). Conclusion The detection rate of job burnout among nurses in grade-A tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province is high,especially in the aspect of emotional exhaustion,and self-rated health is the most important influencing factor.

Key words: Nurse, Job burnout, Grade-A tertiary hospitals, Influencing factors

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