Job satisfaction, burnout, and turnover intention among primary care providers in rural China: results from structural equation modeling

• Published in: BMC family practice Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 12 - 10
• Main Authors: Wang, Haipeng, Jin, Yinzi, Wang, Dan, Zhao, Shichao, Sang, Xingang, Yuan, Beibei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.01.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Beliefs, opinions and attitudes; Burn out (Psychology); Burnout; Demographic aspects; Employee turnover; Family physicians; Job satisfaction; Likert scale; Management; Medical personnel; Practice nursing; Primary care; Primary care providers; Rural areas; Rural health care; Rural health services; Structural equation modeling; Turnover intention; Wages & salaries; Work environment; Workforce; Workloads; China; Turnover intention; Job satisfaction; Burnout; Primary care providers; Structural equation modeling

Low job satisfaction, severe burnout and high turnover intention are found to be prevalent among the primary care providers (PCPs) in township health centers (THCs), but their associations have received scant attention in the literature. In light of this, this study aims to examine the relationships...