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Mentally active versus passive sedentary behaviors and burnout among nurses of China: a cross-sectional study
Jiangqin He1, Peige Song2, Cao Zhang3
1Department of Nursing, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, and International School of Medicine, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, China.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to explore the differential associations of mentally active versus passive sedentary behavior with burnout among nurses.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,132 nurses in Zhejiang, China, daily SBs were self-reported with The Chinese Adult Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire and burnout was measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey.
Results:
Nurses who accumulated more than 4 h/day of mentally active SBs (working, reading, hobbies, transportation, and chatting) had 47% lower burnout odds than those who reported less than1 h/day (OR = 0.53; 95% CI 0.33-0.86); this inverse association remained after excluding transport-related SB. Mentally passive SB showed no significant association.
Conclusion:
Engaging in mentally active sedentary behavior was associated with lower odds of burnout among nurses.
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