AIM: To examine the demographic and work characteristics of mental health workers associated with burnout during the COVID-19 epidemic and to examine the relationship between burnout and humanistic care ability. DESIGN: Online cross-sectional design. METHODS: 270 mental health workers in Chongqing, China, were recruited via WeChat from 1 to 31 December 2020. Online self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by t-tests and one-way analyses of variance, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis. RESULTS: During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health workers had a high prevalence of burnout and a low level of humanistic care ability. Work factors including profession, work shift, work pressure, work-family conflict, practice environment satisfaction, salary satisfaction, and humanistic care ability were significantly associated with burnout and its subdimension.
Influencing factors of burnout and its dimensions among mental health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic