The effects of perceived trust and occupational risks on job burnout of physicians: a cross-sectional survey / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo explore the effects of perceived trust and occupational risk on job burnout of physicians.MethodsA multi-step random sample of 1910 physicians from medical organizations in Jinan,Weifang and Dezhou was selected and assessed with Perceived Trust Scale,Occupational Risk Scale and Maslach Burnout Inventory.ResultsPublic trust could significantly positively predict cynicism,negatively predict reduced professional efficacy ( β =0.10,-0.10; P ＜0.01 ),Patient's trust could significantly negatively predict exhaustion,cynicism and reduced professional efficacy ( β =-0.14,-0.20,-0.22; P ＜ 0.01 ).Regulator's trust could significantly negatively predict exhaustion,cynicism,and reduced professional efficacy(β=-0.12,-0.08,-0.12;P＜0.05 ).Occupational risk could significantly positively predict exhaustion and cynicism(β=0.30,0.13; P ＜0.01 ).Perceived social trust and occupational risk could together explain 22％ of exhaustion,7％ of cynicism and 13％ of reduced professional efficacy.ConclusionPerceived trust and occupational risk have significant predictive effects on dimensions of job burnout.