Association between high burn-out and workplace violence among healthcare workers in China: a WeChat-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study is conducted to examine whether overall workplace violence (WPV) and its five types are associated with high burn-out among healthcare workers in China.

Design

A WeChat-based cross-sectional survey. Snowball sampling was used in this study.

Participants

Front-line healthcare workers (N=3706) from 149 cities across 23 provinces in China responded to the survey, and 22 questionnaires were excluded because of incomplete data.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

(1) The Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey was used to measure high burn-out. (2) WPV was assessed using the Chinese version of the Workplace Violence Scale. (3) An anonymous self-designed web-based questionnaire consisting of demographic, behavioural and occupational

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9668040 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature