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Influence of work-related characteristics and work ability on changing employer or leaving the profession among
Anne Rongen1, Suzan J W Robroek, Beatrice I J M van der Heijden
1Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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.
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