Turnover intentions in healthcare staff

• Introduction Turnover intentions (TI) in healthcare staff relate to high workload and high emotional exhaustion. Nurses have higher TI than other healthcare professionals. Few studies have focused on TI in healthcare staff as a group within the Job Demand-Resources (JD-R) theory.Aim To investigate healthcare staffs’ TI in relation to JD-R theory and relationships with staff wellbeing.Method A cross-sectional correlational and comparative study using a survey to healthcare staff in Sweden, in 2022. The survey contained questions of work environment, wellbeing and TI. Data were analysed with SPSS.Results The survey had 416 responders from different professions (response rate 31%). Fourteen percent rated their TI as high. High TI related to high emotional exhaustion. Moderate relationships were seen between high TI and high job demands/low resources. Weak relationships were seen between high TI and high workload and low satisfaction with given care. TI was also related to age, but no differences were seen for gender or level of education. Conclusions The results resemble earlier research regarding TI, stress and burnout. The results suggest that high demands and low resources are related to healthcare staffs’ TI. More studies with similar design are needed to confirm and broaden the results.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Occupational Health and Environmental Health (hsv//eng)

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Turnover intentions

healthcare staff

workload

emotional exhaustion

JD-R

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