Mentally active versus passive sedentary behaviors and burnout among nurses of China: a cross-sectional study.

The aim of this study was to explore the differential associations of mentally active versus passive sedentary behavior with burnout among nurses.

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.

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.

Engaging in mentally active sedentary behavior was associated with lower odds of burnout among nurses.
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He He, Song Song, Zhang Zhang, Yang Yang
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