OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (8): 1019-1023.

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Analysis on current situation and influencing factors of occupational burnout among primary mental health care workers in Chengdu City

LIU Xin1, CHEN Xushu1, LI Chao2a, LIU Juan3, TIAN Fengxiang1, HE Changjiu2b   

  1. 1. School of Nursing,Chengdu Medical College,Chengdu,Sichuan 610083,China;
    2. a Office of the President,b Community Prevention and Treatment Department,the Fourth People's Hospital of Chengdu,Chengdu,Sichuan 610036,China;
    3. Outpatient Clinic,Western Theater General Hospital,Chengdu,Sichuan 610083,China
  • Received:2024-07-04 Revised:2027-07-29 Online:2025-04-15 Published:2025-12-18
  • Contact: HE Changjiu,Deputy chief nurse,E-mail:51902943@qq.com

Abstract: Objective To investigate the current status of occupational burnout among primary mental health care workers in Chengdu City and analyze its influencing factors,in order to provide a reference for interventions targeting occupational burnout in primary mental health care workers. Methods From January to February 2023,963 primary mental health care workers from 23 cities,districts and counties in Chengdu City were selected as research subjects. A general information questionnaire and the Maslach occupational burnout scale were used to conduct a questionnaire survey. Multivariate linear regression analysis was utilized to analyze the factors influencing occupational burnout among primary mental health care workers in Chengdu City. Results The occurrence rate of occupational burnout among 787 primary mental health care workers was 85.39%. The scores for the emotional exhaustion dimension,depersonalization dimension,and personal accomplishment dimension of occupational burnout were (23.24±12.31),(7.71±7.25),and (21.90±10.02)points,respectively. Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that gender,years of working in mental health care,total number of training sessions,and willingness to undergo training were important influencing factors of occupational burnout(all P<0.05). Conclusion There is significant occupational burnout among primary mental health car eworkers in Chengdu City,and multiple intervention measures need to be taken to alleviate occupational burnout.

Key words: Occupational burnout, Mental health care workers, Influencing factors

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