Self-rated health and its related influencing factors among emergency department physicians: a national cross-sectional study

Background Protecting and improving the personal health of healthcare workers is critical to efficiency quality care. To effectively meet needs emergency service system, physicians need be in a good state health. However, due special characteristics work department, have face various psychosocial pressures, which may bring them physical mental distress. Therefore, this study aims explore physicians' self-rated status its related factors, provide an empirical for improvement status. Method A cross-sectional survey was conducted China between July August 2018. The questionnaires contained items on demographic characteristics, behavioral lifestyle job-related as well generalized ordinal logistic model used identify factors Results Only 14.4% Chinese considered themselves showed that who never exercised (β = 0.76, p < 0.001) <2 times per week 0.34, were more likely report poor In addition, with sleep −3.84, 0.001), fewer night shifts −0.47, less frequency visiting patients −0.33, suffered workplace violence perceived effort-reward imbalance −0.68, Conclusion not optimistic. Self-rated associated multiple domains work-related lifestyle. Feasible measures should taken improve working environment physicians, develop acceptable shift schedules employees, monitor maintain department physicians.