The association between doctors' presenteeism and job burnout: a cross-sectional survey study in China

It is necessary to examine doctors working with illness from a professional point of view, because it is not only related to their occupational health, but more importantly, will affect the treatment effect of patients and the overall medical level of the hospital. The purpose of this study was to e...

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Published in:BMC health services research 2020-08, Vol.20 (1), p.715-7, Article 715
Main Authors: Pei, Pei, Lin, Guohua, Li, Gaojie, Zhu, Yifan, Xi, Xiaoyu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Burnout
Burnout, Professional - epidemiology
China - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cynicism
Doctors
Emotional exhaustion
Employees
Female
Health aspects
Health services
Hospitals
Humans
Illnesses
Job burnout
Job stress
Male
Medical research
Physicians
Physicians - psychology
Physicians - statistics & numerical data
Presenteeism
Presenteeism (Labor)
Presenteeism - statistics & numerical data
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Statistics
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:It is necessary to examine doctors working with illness from a professional point of view, because it is not only related to their occupational health, but more importantly, will affect the treatment effect of patients and the overall medical level of the hospital. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between doctors' presenteeism and job burnout, and to identify other factors that are associated with presenteeism. A cross-sectional survey involving doctors (except for primary doctors) was conducted in China. Using one item measure about presenteeism and a 15-item Chinese version of the BMI-GS questionnaire, this study investigated prevalence of doctors' presenteeism and job burnout, and determined the relationship between presenteeism and job burnout by logistical model. Relationship between presenteeism and job burnout were explored, and the influence of work factors were evaluated. The survey was completed by 1376/1547 hospital doctors, with a response rate of 88.9%. Presenteeism was reported by 30.7% of participants. Using MBI-GS, 86.8% of all doctors had moderate job burnout and 6.0%(n = 82) were severe job burnout. Logistic regression analysis showed that doctors with medium, high degree of emotional exhaustion and high degree of cynicism were more likely to practice presenteeism (all p 
ISSN:1472-6963
1472-6963
DOI:10.1186/s12913-020-05593-9