Burnout and turnover intention in primary public health workers: the mediating role of job satisfaction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With increasing attention to primary health care across countries worldwide, primary public health workers are being assigned expanding responsibilities, resulting in heightened workloads and psychological strain. This has contributed to widespread burnout and heightened turnover risk.

Objective

Guided by the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, this study aimed to observe turnover intention among primary public health workers and explore the interrelationships between burnout, job satisfaction, and turnover intention.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 6,725 primary public health workers in the Huaihai Economic Zone in China to assess their levels of burnout, job satisfaction, and turnover intention. One-way ANOVA was used to examine group

SUBMITTER: Wen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12852422 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature