TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Association between high burn-out and workplace violence among healthcare workers in China: a WeChat-based survey
JO  - BMJ open
A1  - Chen, Zengyu
A1  - Peng, Kexin
A1  - Liu, Xiaopei
A1  - Yang, Jiaxin
A1  - Long, Liuxin
A1  - Liu, Yiting
A1  - Li, Yamin
A1  - Tian, Yusheng
SP  - e064729
EP  - e064729
VL  - 12
IS  - 11
N2  - 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. <br><br>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 information was used to identify covariates. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 3684 front-line healthcare workers (934 physicians and 2750 nurses) were included. Of all participants, 13.3% (491/3193) experienced high burn-out. Adjusted logistic regression revealed that experience of WPV in the past year was associated with high burn-out (OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.69 to 2.62). Healthcare workers who had suffered emotional abuse, threat or verbal sexual harassment were more vulnerable to high burn-out. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study finds that healthcare workers with WPV, especially emotional abuse, threat and verbal sexual harassment, are more likely to experience burn-out. These types of WPV should be considered in interventions to reduce and prevent burn-out for healthcare workers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2044-6055
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064729
ID  - ref1
ER  -