OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 1121-1125.

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Meta-analysis of job burnout among emergency medical staff in China

CHEN Yue-ye1, WANG Ling-ling1, SUN Rui-qi2, WU Jiao-jiao2   

  1. 1. Jinling Clinical Medical College(Eastern Theater Command General Hospital),Nanjing Medical University,Nanjing Jiangsu 210002,China;
    2. School of Public Health,Southeast University,Nanjing Jiangsu 210009,China
  • Received:2022-08-07 Revised:2022-08-29 Published:2026-03-11
  • Contact: WANG Ling-ling,Associate chief physician,Graduate supervisor,E-mail: wllnjzyy@163.com

Abstract: Objective A meta-analysis of job burnout among Chinese emergency physicians was conducted in order to provide reference for reasonable intervention. Methods We searched databases including CNKI,VIP,Wanfang,Pubmed,Web of Science,the Cochrane Library and EMBASE from inception through February,2022 to retrieve published papers that had estimated the burnout levels among emergency physicians. Data analysis was performed with the use of Stata16.0. Results We identified a total of 13 eligible studies involving 3100 emergency physicians. According to the meta-analysis,the mean estimate was moderate for emotional exhaustion(25.79,95%CI=24.03-27.56),mild for depersonalization(5.01,95%CI=3.77-6.26),and severe for personal accomplishment(29.63,95%CI=26.51-32.74) among emergency physicians. Subgroup analyzes showed that there was a significant difference in sample size(F=5.12、1.81、3.25,all P<0.05). Sensitivity analysis suggested that the results were stable while Egger tests demonstrated publication bias in personal accomplishment dimension(t=-0.98,P<0.05). Conclusions From 2011 to 2022,the detection level of occupational burnout among emergency physicians in China is significantly high. Factors affecting burnout among emergency physicians should be thoroughly investigated. It is critical to take measures to limit the prevalence rate and harm of burnout among emergency physicians.

Key words: Burnout, Emergency medicine, Physicians, Meta-analysis

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