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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Strengthening workforce resilience to sustain community health services during crises: evidence from Chinese general practitioners.

Botang Guo, Yongbin Li, Ying Fu, Minyao Li, Yue Wang, Shuyu Liu, Yanjuan Zhou, Yu Liu, Ping Tang

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Botang Guo *Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China.
Yongbin Li *Department of Physical Examination, Rehabilitation Branch of Luohu District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Ying Fu *Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China.
Minyao LiDepartment of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China.
Yue WangSchool of Medicine, Harbin Vocational and Technical University, Harbin, China.
Shuyu LiuCenter of Psychological, Harbin First Specialized Hospital, Harbin, China.
Yanjuan ZhouCollege of Marxism, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Yu LiuDepartment of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China.
Ping TangDepartment of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China.

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Abstract

Background: Ensuring the resilience and retention of the primary healthcare workforce is critical to maintaining health service continuity during public health crises. While pandemic preparedness frameworks increasingly emphasize integrated economic and health policies, the role of organizational and psychological factors in sustaining frontline health personnel has received less empirical attention. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of turnover intention among community general practitioners (GPs) in Luohu District, Shenzhen, China, and to examine the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between perceived organizational resilience and turnover intention. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 927 community health physicians from Aug to Dec in 2024 in Luohu District, Shenzhen, a region where all community health centers are governed by a unified hospital group. Participants completed validated scales assessing organizational resilience, work engagement, and turnover intention. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis were performed. The mediating effect of work engagement was tested using bootstrapping procedures, controlling for significant demographic and occupational covariates. Results: A high prevalence of turnover intention was observed, with 65.16% of GPs reporting high or very high levels. Significant differences in turnover intention were found across age groups, professional titles, cadre status, monthly income, and perceived public health workload. Mediation analysis revealed that work engagement partially mediated the relationship between organizational resilience and turnover intention ( Conclusion: Turnover intention among community GPs in the studied region is alarmingly high, posing a significant challenge to workforce stability. Organizational and psychological resources play a key role in mitigating workforce attrition risks in community health systems. Strengthening organizational resilience and fostering work engagement may offer cost-effective, non-technological strategies to maintain essential health service delivery capacity during future pandemics, aligning with broader goals of economic stability and pandemic preparedness.

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Community Health ServicesGeneral PractitionersPersonnel TurnoverResilience, PsychologicalWork EngagementAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and Questionnairescommunity health servicesorganizational resiliencepandemic preparednessturnover intentionwork engagement

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PMID40746701
PMCPMC12310663

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