Joseph Obiri Asante|Meng Jie Li|Jing Liao|Yixiang Huang|Yuan Hao
The relationship between psychosocial risk factors, burnout and quality of life among primary healthcare workers in rural Guangdong province: a cross-sectional study
Sun Yat-sen University|Sun Yat-sen University|Sun Yat-sen University|Sun Yat-sen University|Sun Yat-sen University
abstract background healthcare workers often exposed stressful working conditions work affect quality life study investigated relationship psychosocial risk factors stress burnout quality life among primary healthcare workers general medical practice qingyuan chaozhou cities guangdong province method crosssectional study conducted 108 primary health facilities including 36 community health centers chcs across two developing cities guangdong province total 873 healthcare workers completed questionnaires quality life evaluated using world health organization quality life questionnaire whoqolbref psychological risk factors evaluated copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire copsoq general quality life quality life domains transformed score range minimum 0 100 maximum higher scores indicated better quality life vice versa significant associations verified using multiple regression analysis results poor quality life observed 746 healthcare workers surveyed general poor quality life significantly higher among workers reported higher burnout beta 0331 p lt 0001 addition workers high levels burnout unmarried workers female workers higher possibility physical health greater risk poor psychological health observed among workers high burnout poor sense community lower educational levels workers lacked social support fewer possibilities development increased probability poor quality life social domain poor quality life environmental domain observed among workers dissatisfied jobs workers low salaries conclusions primary healthcare workers developing cities china highly demanding strained working environment poor quality life reducing job stress improving work conditions may ultimately improve wellbeing primary healthcare workers