Objective To examine the prevalence and influencing factors of job burnout among community workers in Liaoning province.

Methods We recruited 1 491 community workers in 14 cities across Liaoning province using quota and convenience sampling and then conducted a self-administered survey among the workers with Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) revised by Li Chao-ping. Chi-square test and non-parametric rank sum test were applied in univariate analysis and sequential multi-class logistic regression was used to analyze risk factors of job burnout.

Results Among the participants, the overall detection rate of job burnout was 41.92% and the detection rates of mild, moderate and severe burnout were 17.17%, 11.60%, and 13.15%, respectively. The mean job burnout domain scores were 14.01 ± 8.20, 8.39 ± 6.98, and 12.42 ± 8.23 for exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy and the detection rates for the three domains-related job burnout were 33.27%, 32.66%, and 3.88%. The significant risk factors for overall job burnout included working in communities in old residential areas, at younger age, with high academic qualifications, having chronic diseases, with more working years, having multitask in routine work, with low income, and living in economically developed regions (P < 0.05 for all).

Conclusion The prevalence of job burnout is relatively high among community workers in Liaoning province and measures should be developed to improve the situation.