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Published in: BMC Psychiatry 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Care | Research article

Anxiety symptoms and burnout among Chinese medical staff of intensive care unit: the moderating effect of social support

Authors: Hui Zhang, ZhiHong Ye, Leiwen Tang, Ping Zou, Chunxue Du, Jing Shao, Xiyi Wang, Dandan Chen, Guojing Qiao, Shao Yu Mu

Published in: BMC Psychiatry | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Background

Social support can be a critical resource to help medical staff cope with stressful events; however, the moderating effect of social support on the relationship between burnout and anxiety symptoms has not yet been explored.

Methods

The final sample was comprised of 514 intensive care unit physicians and nurses in this cross-sectional study. Questionnaires were used to collect data. A moderated model was used to test the effect of social support.

Results

The moderating effect of social support was found to be significant (b = − 0.06, p = 0.04, 95%CI [− 0.12, − 0.01]). The Johnson-Neyman technique indicated that when social support scores were above 4.26 among intensive care unit medical staff, burnout was not related to anxiety symptoms.

Conclusions

This is the first study to test the moderating effect of social support on the relationship between burnout and anxiety symptoms among intensive care unit staff.
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Metadata
Title
Anxiety symptoms and burnout among Chinese medical staff of intensive care unit: the moderating effect of social support
Authors
Hui Zhang
ZhiHong Ye
Leiwen Tang
Ping Zou
Chunxue Du
Jing Shao
Xiyi Wang
Dandan Chen
Guojing Qiao
Shao Yu Mu
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Psychiatry / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02603-2

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