Wish to transfer to other jobs among long-term care workers

This study is based on questionnaires that were sent to the homes of health care personnel working in geriatric care (N = 583) and acute care (N = 328). The purpose was to investigate differences between these groups of personnel regarding job assignment, intention to transfer to another job, attitudes towards demented patients, and the experience of burnout. The results showed that more persons working in acute care were self-assigned to their jobs than those working in geriatric care. More persons in geriatric care stated a wish to transfer to another job in the health care field than those in acute care. The personnel who constantly work with demented patients showed the most positive attitudes towards this group of patients. A larger proportion of personnel with high burnout scores wanted to transfer to another job, compared to those with low burnout scores.