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Healthcare professionals suffer negative impacts caused by the epidemic, which may seriously threaten their work motivation, concentration, and patient safety.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n Investigating the status and factors associated with Chinese healthcare professionals\u2019 work engagement in the post-pandemic era.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate healthcare professionals from 10 hospitals in Hunan Province. Data were collected using demographic characteristics, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2, Patient Heath Qstionaire-2, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Work-Related Basic Need Satisfaction Scale, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Task Load Index, and self-compassion scale. Descriptive and multiple linear regression analyses explored the factors associated with work engagement.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 1,037 eligible healthcare professionals participated in this study, including 46.4% of physicians, 47.8% of nurses, and 5.8% of others. The total mean score of work engagement was 3.36\u2009\u00b1\u20091.14. The main predictor variables of work engagement were gender (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.007), years of work experience (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), whether currently suffering challenges in the care of patients with COVID-19 (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.003), depression (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), work-related basic need satisfaction (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and mindfulness (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Healthcare professionals have a medium level of work engagement. 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