Prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among Chinese doctors: a cross-sectional survey

Wang, Jiana; Sun, Wei; Chi, Tie-Shuang; Wu, Hui; Wang, Lie

doi:10.1007/s00420-010-0508-4

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“…The mean level of depressive symptoms was higher than that of other male occupational groups in China, such as correctional officers 20) and a cross-occupational sample including teachers, foreign enterprise employees, managers, researchers, traffic police and community health workers from Shanghai 23) . This was consistent with the level of Chinese male doctors 24) . In comparison with studies using the same anxiety indicator, the standard score of our subjects was much higher than the anxious symptoms among male university teachers 29) and correctional officers 30) and even a little higher than the levels of male doctors 26) and underground and surface coal miners 11) in China.…”

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the association between POS and anxious symptoms. Conclusions: POS, PsyCap, hope, resilience and optimism could be effective resources for reducing depressive and anxious symptoms. PsyCap, hope, resilience and optimism act as moderators and mediators in the associations of POS with depressive and anxious symptoms. Managers should promote supportive settings and investment in PsyCap to improve workers' mental health. Underground coal mining remains one of the most dangerous occupations worldwide. Underground coal miners have to work in a confined space and perform multiple tasks, and they always face a variety of threats from physical agents, such as noise, vibration, temperature, humidity, and radiation. Additionally, many occupational psychosocial risk factors (e.g., job stress, insufficient social support, interpersonal conflict, work-life interference, and threat perception) are caused by poor production organization and management in underground coal mining 1,2) . The safety and health of underground miners are threatened seriously by their complex working conditions. However, most previous studies mainly focused on physical health of underground miners, and very few studies have paid attention to mental health in this population. Existing research on the mining workforce indicate that they suffer severe mental health problems, especially depression and anxiety 3−5) . Underground coal miners were found to suffer from more severe mental health problems than surface workers from the same coal mine 5) . Thus, more attention should be paid to protection of the mental health of underground miners. China possesses the Abstract: Effective resources for improving mental health among Chinese underground coal miners: Perceived organizational support and psychological capital: Li LIU, et al.

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“…The summed CES-D score ranges from 0 to 60, and higher scores indicate increased severity of depressive symptoms. Due to its good reliability and validity, the CES-D scale has been used widely across occupational groups in China 3,20,23,24) . In the present study, Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the CES-D scale was 0.89.…”

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“…The huge population base and increasing health consciousness in recent years in China have led to overload of patients for Chinese doctors. In China, the ratio of doctors to the general population is 1 : 735, which is considerably lower than that in western countries (1 : 280-1 : 640) 5) . Chinese doctors experience work overloads and extra shifts quite often 6) .…”

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“…It has been reported that, at present, most Chinese doctors suffer from depressive symptom [35]. Studies have revealed that the increased prevalence of mental health problems among doctors is most likely caused by occupational stress and individual factors.…”

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Health Problem and Occupational Stress among Chinese Doctors

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This paper provides an overview of research into mental health problem and occupational stress among Chinese doctors in recent 10 years. It indicates that doctors in general hospitals have worse mental status. Occupational stress comes from over workload, high demanding from patients, occupational risk, effort-reward imbalance and fierce competition for job promotion. For medical staffs battling against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), or working in catastrophic Wenchuan earthquake-affected areas, they have elevated stress and worrying levels of psychological distress. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common mental health problem among them. The most common diseases the Chinese doctors usually suffered were cervical spondylosis, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver and hyperglycemia. It could be important for health administrators to note that mental health appears to be an increasing problem in Chinese doctors and corresponding helping measure should be made.

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Prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among Chinese doctors: a cross-sectional survey

Cited by 89 publications

References 35 publications

Effective resources for improving mental health among Chinese underground coal miners: Perceived organizational support and psychological capital

Effective resources for improving mental health among Chinese underground coal miners: Perceived organizational support and psychological capital

Work‐family Conflict and Burnout among Chinese Doctors: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital

Health Problem and Occupational Stress among Chinese Doctors

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