1. Influence of work-related characteristics and work ability on changing employer or leaving the profession among nursing staff.
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Rongen, Anne, Robroek, Suzan J.W., Heijden, Beatrice I.J.M., Schouteten, Roel, Hasselhorn, Hans Martin, and Burdorf, Alex
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CONFIDENCE intervals , *EMPLOYMENT , *INTENTION , *JOB descriptions , *LABOR mobility , *LABOR turnover , *LONGITUDINAL method , *MATHEMATICAL models , *MULTIVARIATE analysis , *NURSING services administration , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH funding , *STATISTICS , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *THEORY , *DATA analysis , *RELATIVE medical risk , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *HOSPITAL nursing staff , *ODDS ratio - Abstract
Aim To investigate how work-related characteristics and work ability influence nursing staff decisions to change employer or leave the profession. Background Previous cross-sectional studies have indicated that decreased work ability and unfavourable work-related characteristics are important determinants for the intention to leave the profession among nursing staff. Methods A 1-year longitudinal study, using data from the European Nurses' Early Exit Study. The study population consisted of 9927 (66%) members of the eligible nursing staff of which 345 left their current employer. Work-related characteristics, work ability and employment status were assessed by questionnaires. Results Nursing staff with a low work ability were more likely to either change employer or leave the profession. Among nursing staff with a low work ability the risk of changing employer increased significantly with unfavourable work-related characteristics. However, among nursing staff with a good work ability the risk of changing employer barely changed with unfavourable work-related characteristics. Conclusion The negative effects of decreased work ability on changing employer and leaving the profession are partly counterbalanced by favourable psychological and physical work-related characteristics. Implications for nursing management Managers should implement strategies that focus on promoting the work ability of nursing staff in combination with improving work-related characteristics in order to prevent unnecessary changes of employment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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