title: Relationship Between Job Burnout and Neuroendocrine Indicators in Soldiers in the Xinjiang Arid Desert: A Cross-Sectional Study.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between job burnout and neuroendocrine indicators in soldiers living in a harsh environment. Three hundred soldiers stationed in the arid desert and 600 in an urban area were recruited. They filled in the Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire. One hundred soldiers were randomly selected from each group to measure their levels of noradrenaline, serotonin, heat shock protein (HSP)-70, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and serum cortisol. Job burnout was more common in soldiers from urban areas than those from rural areas. Job burnout was significantly higher among soldiers stationed in the arid desert than those in urban areas. For soldiers in the arid desert, the levels of HSP-70, serum cortisol, and adrenocorticotropic hormone were significantly higher than in soldiers in urban areas. Correlation analyses showed that the degree of job burnout was weakly negatively correlated with the level of HSP-70. Being an only child, HSP-70 levels, cortisol levels, and ACTH levels were independently associated with job burnout in soldiers stationed in the arid desert. A higher level of job burnout in soldiers stationed in arid desert and a corresponding change in neuroendocrine indicators indicated a correlation between occupational stress and neurotransmitters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China. zflningning@sina.com.
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.affiliation: Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Xinjiang Command, Urumqi 830001, China. mnt2007@163.com.
authors.forename: Jianjiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China. inforsong@163.com.
authors.forename: Zhixin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China. tjh4362964@126.com.
authors.forename: Jinhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China. liujiwendr@163.com.
authors.forename: Jiwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055316:Cystatin C / Q000097:blood*; D003889:Desert Climate; D005260:Female; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D055316:Cystatin C; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D012701:Serotonin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D009638:Norepinephrine
keywords: harsh environment; job burnout; neuroendocrine indicator; soldiers