Objective To evaluate the impact of night shift rotation on the job burnout of pharmacists from primary hospitals.
Methods An occupational burnout scale was applied to a cross-sectional study recruiting 170 pharmacists from six municipal-level medical institutions from May 11-30, 2014.
Results We received 156 valid questionnaires, with a valid rate of 91.76%. The night-shift group(2.256& #177;1.323) reported a higher score of emotional exhaustion dimension than the non-nightshift group(1.753& #177;1.409)(P<0.01). The results of one-way analysis of variance exhibited that statistical differences in emotional exhaustion among the pharmacists grouped by the frequency of night shift, educational background, and income(P<0.05). Only the frequency of night shift entered the multivariate linear regression model using stepwise strategy on emotional exhaustion(P<0.05).
Conclusion The job burnout level of night-shift pharmacists is higher than that of the non-night-shift group. More attention should be paid to the mental health of night-shift pharmacists to prevent their job burnout and improve their working efficiency and job satisfaction.
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