Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/70398, first published .
Association Between Social Media Use and Burnout Among Primary Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey

Association Between Social Media Use and Burnout Among Primary Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey

Association Between Social Media Use and Burnout Among Primary Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey

Jie Gu   1, 2 * , PhD ;   Ping Zhu   3 * , BMed ;   Yijing Chu   3 , BA ;   Yuge Yan   3 , BMed ;   Yuqi Yang   4 , MPH ;   Jing Guo   5 , MA ;   Biao Xi   6 , PhD ;   Shanzhu Zhu   1 , MS ;   Hong Liang   4, 5 , PhD ;   Jiewen Xiao   7 * , PhD ;   Jiaoling Huang   3 * , PhD

1 Department of General Practition, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China

2 International Medical Center, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China

3 School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

4 Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

5 School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

6 Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China

7 Shanghai Baoshan District Wusong Central Hospital, Shanghai, China

*these authors contributed equally

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  • School of Public Health
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