Current situation and relationship between occupational stress, burn-out and sleep quality among ambulance drivers: a cross-sectional study

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