Occupational stress, burnout, and organizational readiness for change: A longitudinal study among HIV HCPs in China

ABSTRACT

Literature suggests that organizational readiness for change (ORC) could facilitate adaptation and implementation of new projects or practices in clinical settings. Limited data are available regarding the longitudinal associations between ORC and psychosocial conditions of HCPs. Using six waves of longitudinal data collected between 2013 and 2016 from 357 HIV HCPs in Guangxi, China, we identify sociodemographic and occupational characteristics that impact ORC and examine how occupational stress and burnout affect ORC adjusting for potential cofounders. A mixed effect model was used to assess the associations of ORC with psychosocial variables controlling for key background variables, and within-cluster and within-subject correlation over time. The ORC level was stable over time. Ethnical minority HCPs reported lower ORC compared with those of Han ethnicity. HCPs with administrative responsibility reported significantly lower ORC compared with the ones without administrative responsibility. HCPs with high school education attainment showed lower ORC compared to those with some college education. The ORC level was negatively associated with occupational stress and burnout controlling all the background variables. It is important to integrate reducing stress and alleviating burnout in the workplace into efforts to promote the acceptance and adaptation of new intervention.

KEYWORDS:

• Occupational stress
• burnout
• organizational readiness for change
• longitudinal data
• HCPs

Acknowledgments

The study has been supported by NIH funds R01HD074221, P30-DA027828 (IS-02-08) and R21AI122919-01A1.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by the NIH [R01HD074221, P30-DA027828(IS-02-08) and R21AI122919].