Interrelationships of Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, and Insomnia Among Chinese Healthcare Workers Exposed to Workplace Violence: A Network Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare workers (HCWs) is a global public health concern. In China, HCWs face similar challenges; however, the impacts of WPV exposure on their mental health and occupational functioning remain unclear. This study aims to investigate the symptom network of anxiety, burnout, depression, and insomnia (ABDI) and adverse outcomes in Chinese HCWs exposed to WPV. From November 2023 to June 2024, 3361 HCWs with confirmed experiences of WPV were recruited across China through snowball sampling. WPV and ABDI were assessed using the Workplace Violence Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7), Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), respectively. Data on adverse personal outcomes (low

SUBMITTER: Xu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12714119 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature