OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9): 1168-1173.

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Analysis on current situation and influencing factors of occupational stress among grassroots public health personnel in a City of Guangdong Province

WANG Shuyu1, RUAN Tanfeng2, CHEN Hao1, HUANG Yiping1, LIU Haozhong1   

  1. 1. Zhongshan Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Zhongshan,Guangdong 528400,China
    2. Zhongshan Second People's Hospital,Zhongshan,Guangdong 528400,China
  • Received:2025-07-28 Revised:2025-08-04 Online:2026-05-01 Published:2026-05-22

Abstract:

Objective To evaluate the current situation of occupational stress among grassroots public health prevention and control personnel in a city in Guangdong Province and analyze its influencing factors,in order to provide a basis for formulating intervention measures. Methods A typical sampling method was used to recruit 492 grassroots public health workers in November 2022. The job demand control model(JDC) and the effort reward imbalance(ERI) were evaluated using the job content scale and the effort-reward imbalance scale to assess two occupational stress patterns. Results The detection rates of occupational stress based on the JDC and ERI models were 79.88% and 66.46%,respectively. Occupational stress based on the JDC model was significantly associated with 15-<20 working years,overtime work due to infectious disease outbreaks prevention and control and routine tasks over the past 3 months,overtime due to routine tasks over the past 3 months,moderate or weak family well-being,and concerns about workplace infection risks(χ2=3.928,7.311,8.328,9.877,4.582,all P<0.05). For the ERI model,significant risk factors included intermediate professional titles,overtime requirement of the position,overtime work due to routine tasks over the past 3 months,and high life pressure(χ2=6.651,4.575,5.308,7.760,all P<0.05). Conclusion Occupational stresses in this population are influenced by both JDC and ERI models,with a high prevalence of occupational stress. Main influencing factors for the JDC model includes working years,overtime work over the past 3 months,family well-being,and infection concerns at work,while main influencing factors for the ERI model includes professional titles,job-related overtime requirements,overtime work over the past 3 months,and life pressure.

Key words: Occupational stress, Public health, Job demand-control, Effort-reward imbalance, Influencing factors

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