The influence of personality, alexithymia and work engagement on burnout among village doctors in China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In China, as the "gatekeepers"of rural residents' health, the primary-level village doctors, play a very crucial role in ensuring and serving the health level of rural residents. However, the burnout of village doctors is gravely threatening the stability of rural primary medical system step by step. This study systematically evaluated the effects of personality, work engagement and alexithymia on burnout of village doctors, and further measured and assessed the mediating effect of alexithymia and work engagement in the association between personality and burnout.

Methods

The subjects were 2684 village doctors in Jining, Shandong Province, China, from May to June 2019. Sociodemographic characteristics, alexithymia, personality, work engagement and job burnout were

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8335472 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature