ArticleBMJ open2024
Current situation and relationship between occupational stress, burn-out and sleep quality among ambulance drivers: a cross-sectional study.
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- Driving in emergency medical service settings: a cross-sectional study of clinical psychological factors and perceived stress in a sample of ambulance drivers.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo understand the current status of occupational stress, occupational burn-out and sleep quality among ambulance drivers in Hengyang, China and to analyse the relationship between occupational stress, occupational burn-out and sleep quality of ambulance drivers.
designA cross-sectional study.
settingPrehospital emergency centre of third-class hospital in Hengyang, China.
participantsFrom October 2023 to December 2023, a cross-sectional survey was conducted, with 213 ambulance drivers from Hengyang, China, selected as participants.
methodsGeneral demographic questionnaires, the Chinese Occupational Stress Inventory, the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used for data collection and analysis.
resultsOccupational stress among ambulance drivers was positively correlated with occupational burn-out and sleep quality (r=0.528, 0.447, both p<0.01) while occupational burn-out was positively correlated with sleep quality (r=0.394, p<0.01). Occupational burn-out partially mediated the relationship between occupational stress and sleep quality among ambulance drivers, with a mediation effect value of 0.168, accounting for 26.09% of the total effect.
conclusionThe sleep quality of ambulance drivers in Hengyang, China is suboptimal, with occupational stress directly predicting sleep quality. Occupational burn-out plays a partial positive mediating role between occupational stress and sleep quality among ambulance drivers. Reducing occupational stress and burn-out is beneficial for improving the sleep quality of ambulance drivers.
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