Objective To understand the current situation of job burnout and relevant influencing factors among neurologists in western China.
Methods The data from the first national cross-sectional survey on job burnout in neurologists were used. The survey was conducted with self-designed questionnaires by mail or e-mail, which was sponsored by the standing committee of the China Neurologist Association under the Chinese Medical Doctor Association with the assistance of local medical doctor associations and directors of neurology departments from September to December in 2014. The questionnaire included demographic characteristics, mental health, job burnout, job satisfaction, and job stress. The questionnaire results obtained from 1 139 neurologists from 180 hospitals in western China were analyzed by univariate analyses and binary logistic regression models.
Results The prevalence rate of job burnout in the neurologists was 59.4%. The job burnout prevalence rates were significantly different among the neurologists classified by monthly income, working hours per week, psychiatric comorbidity, job stress, job satisfaction, professional self-identity, and opinion of current medical environment (P < 0.05) according to the results of one-way ANOVA. Low job satisfaction (OR=5.539), psychiatric co-morbidity (OR=4.388), and greater job stress (OR=3.971) were associated with job burnout of the studied neurologists according to the results of multiple logistic regression analysis.
Conclusion In western China, a high prevalence rate of job burnout is identified among the selected neurologists, which is larg ely related to job stress, job satisfaction, mental health status, and professional self-identity.
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