Associated factors of burnout among Chinese vaccination staff during COVID-19 epidemic: A cross-sectional study

Wenwen Gu; Yan Liu; Zhaojun Lu; Jun Wang; Xinren Che; Yuyang Xu; Xuechao Zhang; Jing Wang; Jian Du; Xiaoping Zhang; Junfang Chen

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1086889

Associated factors of burnout among Chinese vaccination staff during COVID-19 epidemic: A cross-sectional study

Front Public Health. 2023 Mar 8:11:1086889. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1086889. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Wenwen Gu¹, Yan Liu¹, Zhaojun Lu¹, Jun Wang¹, Xinren Che¹, Yuyang Xu¹, Xuechao Zhang¹, Jing Wang¹, Jian Du¹, Xiaoping Zhang¹, Junfang Chen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Immunization and Prevention, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.

Abstract

Objective: During the COVID-19 epidemic, vaccination staff had three main aspects of work: routine vaccination for children and adults, COVID-19 vaccination and COVID-19 prevention and control. All these works significantly increased the workload of vaccination staff. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and influencing factors of burnout among vaccination staff in Hangzhou, China.

Methods: A total of 501 vaccination staff from 201 community/township healthcare centers in Hangzhou were recruited using a cross-sectional survey through WeChat social platform. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Scale (MBI-GS) was used to assess the level of burnout. Descriptive statistics were made on the characteristics of participants. Univariate analysis using the chi-square test and multivariable analysis using binary logistic regression were conducted to determine the relative predictors of burnout. Univariate analysis and multiple linear regression were used to determine the relative predictors of exhaustive emotion, cynicism, and personal accomplishment.

Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic, 20.8% of the vaccination staff experienced burnout. Educational level above undergraduate education level, medium professional title, and more working time in COVID-19 vaccination work reported a higher degree of job burnout. The vaccination staff was experiencing a high degree of exhaustive emotion, cynicism, and low personal accomplishment. Professional title, working place, and working time for COVID-19 vaccination were associated with exhaustive emotion and cynicism. Professional title and participation time for COVID-19 prevention and control were associated with personal accomplishment.

Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the prevalence rate of burnout is high among vaccination staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially with a low level of personal accomplishment. Psychological intervention for vaccination staff is urgently needed.

Keywords: COVID-19; China; burnout; prevalence; vaccination staff.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Burnout, Professional* / epidemiology
Burnout, Professional* / psychology
COVID-19 Vaccines / administration & dosage
COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Cross-Sectional Studies
East Asian People
Health Personnel* / psychology
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Pandemics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vaccination*

Substances

COVID-19 Vaccines

Grants and funding

This research was funded by Medical Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province (Grant No. 2020KY780) and Hangzhou Medical and Health Science and Technology Project (Grant No. A20210434).