![]() Percentages of physicians and nurses working in intensive care units (ICU) with burnout according to the Stress and Burnout in Asian ICUs Study: China: 61.2 Hong Kong: 61.5 Japan: 41.2, Taiwan: 63.5. Burnout is defined as a psychological syndrome derived from prolonged exposure to chronic stressors at work, which is evaluated by Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) and is often observed in healthcare workers (HCWs) 1, 2, 4, 5. Healthcare workers (HCWs) face a variety of psychosocial work hazards, including longer working hours, heavy workload, and shift work, which have been shown to increase burnout and other health risks than general workers 1, 2, 3. The findings highlight the importance of screening for the BSRS-5 scores and health status ratings level for healthcare professionals at high risk of burnout, especially men ≥ 30 years of age and women with stressful working conditions. Overall, men (≥ 30 years of age) and women staffs with BSRS-5 scores ≥ 6 women with longer working hours (more than 46 h/week), men and women (≥ 30 years of age) working night shifts, and poor health status ratings were highly associated with burnout. The multivariate analysis showed that, as the BSRS-5 level added, the odds ratio (OR) of burnout increased (BSRS-5 scores 6–9, 10–14, and 15–20 OR = 1.83, 3.23, and 9.15, separately p value < 0.05). The response rate and complete rate were 71.7% and 93.2%. A total of 2813 participants (men = 296, 10.5% women = 2517, 89.5%) completed the questionnaires between December 2018 and March 2019. We evaluated their psychological symptoms using a 5-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale (BSRS-5) and burnout was measured using the Chinese version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory–Health Services Survey. Demographic data were obtained through a questionnaire survey. This cross-sectional study evaluated and quantified the possible association of psychological symptoms and health status ratings on the burnout of healthcare workers from a tertiary medical center.
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