Health Care Providers’ Well-being Indicators are Associated With Their Intention to Leave Their Positions

A Cross-Sectional Study From Saskatchewan, Canada

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ID13775237
AutoresTasbeen Akhtar Sheekha (0000-0003-4338-8722, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada), Noelle Rohatinsky (0000-0003-3052-027X, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada), Jacob Albin Korem Alhassan (0000-0002-5370-0612, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada), Dennis Kendel (Health Care Professional Partner, Saskatoon, SK, Canada), Carmen Levandoski (Health Care Professional Partner, Saskatoon, SK, Canada), Jeff Dmytrowich (Health Care Professional Partner, Saskatoon, SK, Canada), Tenille Lafontaine (Patient Reserach Partner, Regina, SK, Canada), Matthew Cardinal (Patient Reserach Partner, Regina, SK, Canada), Juan Nicolás Peña-Sánchez (0000-0002-4653-525X, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen61
Páginas469580241306548-469580241306548
Fecha de publicación2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00469580241306548
PMID39679527
OpenAlexW4405451014
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas31

This study aimed to measure the intention to leave and well-being indicators (ie, job satisfaction, burnout, moral distress, risk of depression, and resilience) of health care providers (HCPs) in Saskatchewan, Canada and to explore the association between their intention to leave and well-being indicators and other demographic factors, including gender. A cross-sectional study was conducted among registered nurses (RNs), physicians, and respiratory therapists (RTs) in Saskatchewan between December 2021 and April 2022. An online survey inquired about intentions to leave current positions, well-being indicators, and demographics of HCPs. Logistic regression models explored associations between intention to leave current positions and HCPs' well-being indicators. Adjusted odd ratios (AORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) are reported. In total, 1497 HCPs participated; 38.6% considered leaving their positions. Controlling by gender, age group, children at home, redeployment, burnout, and resilience levels, the odds of considering leaving their positions decreased by 0.55 (95% CI = 0.43-0.70) per unit of increase in job satisfaction. HCPs experiencing high moral distress were more likely to consider leaving their positions (AOR = 3.97, 95% CI = 2.93-5.39). RNs were more likely to consider leaving their positions than physicians (AOR = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.13-2.50). Age interacted with gender, and burnout interacted with children at home. The job satisfaction, distress levels, and RN designation predicted HCPs' intention to leave. We must recognize the dissimilar effect of age on the intention to leave between women and men and the effect of burnout between those with and without children. Strategies to increase retention of HCPs should consider well-being indicators and focus on reducing morally distressing environments and redeployment

Burnout · Confidence interval · Cross-sectional study · Family medicine · Job satisfaction · Logistic regression · Odds ratio · Psychological resilience · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing education and management · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being