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Publication Name World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID 122230
Country China
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ISSN 2220-3206 (online)
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Category Psychiatry
Manuscript Type Observational Study
Article Title  Association Between Job Burnout and Depressive Symptoms in Rural Primary Healthcare Workers: The Indirect Role of Sleep Quality 
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Lian Nan, Ye Wang, Nicha Wareesawetsuwan, Muhammad Sanan, Xiao-Feng Zhao, Lei Yang and Wen-Li Zhu
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Lian Nan http://orcid.org/0009-0005-0264-6328
Xiao-Feng Zhao http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0032-7110
Lei Yang http://orcid.org/0009-0009-3869-8233
Wen-Li Zhu http://orcid.org/0009-0004-7562-4317
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Anhui Province Clinical Medical Research Transformation Special Project 2022-04295107020065
Anhui Province Clinical Medical Research Transformation Special Project 2022-04295107020006, and 2022-04295107020028
Henan Province Science and Technology Research and Development Program 242102311050
Corresponding Author Lei Yang, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China. 355280249@qq.com
Key Words Depressive symptoms; Job burnout; Sleep quality; Primary healthcare workers; Rural areas
Core Tip This cross-sectional study among rural primary healthcare workers demonstrates that sleep quality partially mediates the relationship between job burnout and depressive symptoms, accounting for 25.6% of the total effect. These findings highlight sleep disturbance as a modifiable pathway linking occupational stress to depression. Targeting sleep quality may offer a practical and scalable strategy to reduce depressive symptoms and improve workforce retention in resource-limited primary care settings.
Publish Date 2026-10-10 09:09
Citation

Nan L, Wang Y, Wareesawetsuwan N, Sanan M, Zhao XF, Yang L, Zhu WL. Association Between Job Burnout and Depressive Symptoms in Rural Primary Healthcare Workers: The Indirect Role of Sleep Quality. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(10): 122230

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i10/122230.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.5498/wjp.122230
Full Article (PDF) WJP-16-122230-with-cover.pdf
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Non-Native Speakers of English Editing Certificate 122230-non-native-speakers.pdf
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