Factors affecting nurses’ intention to leave their current jobs in Saudi Arabia

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It is known that job satisfaction and quality of life influence nurses’ intention to resign from their jobs. However, health-care systems should examine all the possible factors that contribute to nurse turnover to retain them for the long term. To this purpose, this study further explores the aspects that affect the intention of nurses who work in Saudi Arabia to leave their current jobs.

Methods:

A sample of 318 staff nurses working in two public hospitals in Saudi Arabia was surveyed in this cross-sectional study. A questionnaire was used to assess job satisfaction, stress, quality of life, and intention of recruited nurses to leave their current jobs. Data were collected between April and May 2018.

Results:

Quality of life dimensions, such as physical and psychological health, predict nurses’ intention to resign from their current workplaces. We found that being single or of Filipino or Indian origin, working in the medical and surgical department, or having a low monthly gross salary is correlated with a high intention to leave.

Conclusion:

The results present a unique theoretical underpinning that expands on the previous knowledge and literature on the factors that affect nurses’ intent to leave their organizations. The findings of this study can be used as a guide to establish human resource policies toward satisfying nurses’ needs and improving job satisfaction and quality of life to promote retention.

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Development of the Korean versions of WHO Quality of Life scale and WHOQOL-BREF.

S Min, K Kim, C Lee … (2002)

The purpose of this study was to develop the Korean version of World Health Organization Quality of Life study assessment instrument (WHOQOL) and WHOQOL-BREF, an abbreviated version of WHOQOL and to identify contributing factors in the quality of life of Koreans. The WHOQOL and WHOQOL-BREF were translated into colloquial Korean according to instructions of the WHOQOL study group. Then the Korean questionnaire was applied to 538 subjects, composed of 171 medical patients and 367 healthy subjects who volunteered to rate the scale. Finally, 486 subjects completed the rating. Collected data were analyzed statistically. The Korean version of WHOQOL and WHOQOL-BREF domain scores demonstrated good test-retest reliability, internal consistency, criterion validity, content validity and discriminant validity. The physical, psychological, social and environmental domains made a significant contribution to explaining the variance in the quality of life while the independence and spiritual domains made a lesser contribution. The domain scores produced by the WHOQOL-BREF correlated highly with the WHOQOL. The physical health domain contributed most in overall quality of life, while the social domain made the least contribution. These results suggest that the Korean version of WHOQOL and WHOQOL-BREF are valid and reliable in the assessment of quality of life and that physical domain is contributing most and social and spiritual factors are contributing least to the quality of life in Koreans.

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The reliability and validity of the short version of the WHO Quality of Life Instrument in an Arab general population

Jude Ohaeri, Abdel W. Awadalla (2009)

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is rising interest in quality of life (QOL) research in Arabian countries. The aim of this study was to assess in a nationwide sample of Kuwaiti subjects the reliability and validity of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF), a shorter version of the widely used QOL assessment instrument that comprises 26 items in the domains of physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and the environment. METHODS: A one-in-three systematic random proportionate sample of consenting Kuwaiti nationals attending large cooperative stores and municipal government offices in the six governorates completed the Arabic translation of the questionnaire. The indices assessed included test-retest reliability, internal consistency, item internal consistency (IIC), item discriminant validity (IDV), known-groups and construct validity. RESULTS: There were 3303 participants (44.8% males, 55.2% females, mean age 35.4 years, range 16 to 87 years). The intra-class correlation for the test-retest statistic and the internal consistency values for the full questionnaire and the domains had a Cronbach's alpha≥0.7. Of the 24 items that constitute the domains, 21 met the IIC requirement of correlation ≥0.4 with the corresponding domain, while 16 met the IDV criterion of having a higher correlation with their corresponding domain than other domains. Domain scores discriminated significantly between well and sick groups. In the factor analysis, four strong factors emerged with the same construct as in the WHO report. CONCLUSION: The Arabic translation of the WHOQOL-BREF has impressive reliability and validity indices. The poor IDV findings are due to the multidimensional nature of the questionnaire. The highly significant validity indices should reassure researchers that the questionnaire represents the same constructs across cultures. Negatively worded items possibly need refinement.

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Factors associated with occupancy of pharmacist positions in public sector hospitals in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Thomas Obua, Richard Odoi Adome, Paul Kutyabami … (2017)

Background Pharmacists are invaluable resources in health care. Their expertise in pharmacotherapy and medicine management both ensures that medicines of appropriate quality are available in health facilities at the right cost and are used appropriately. Unfortunately, some countries like Uganda have shortage of pharmacists in public health facilities, the dominant providers of care. This study investigated the factors that affect the occupancy of pharmacist positions in Uganda’s public hospitals, including hiring patterns and job attraction and retention. Methods A cross-sectional survey of 91 registered pharmacists practicing in Uganda and desk review of records from the country’s health care worker (HCW) recruiting agency was done in the months of May, June, and July, 2016. Pharmacist interviews were done using self-administered structured questionnaire and analyzed by descriptive statistics and chi-square test. Results Slight majority (53%) of the interviewed pharmacists work in two sectors. About 60% of the pharmacists had ever applied for public hospital jobs. Of those who received offers (N = 46), 30% had declined them. Among those who accepted the offers (N = 41), 41% had already quit. Meanwhile, the pace of hiring pharmacists into Uganda’s public sector is too slow. Low socio-economic status of family in childhood (χ 2 = 2.77, p = 0.10), admission through matriculation and diploma scheme (χ 2 = 2.37, p = 0.12), internship in countryside hospitals (χ 2 = 2.24, p = 0.13), working experience before pharmacy school (χ 2 = 2.21, p = 0.14), salary expectation (χ 2 = 1.76, p = 0.18), and rural secondary education (χ 2 = 1.75, p = 0.19) favored attraction but in a statistically insignificant manner. Retention was most favored by zero postgraduate qualification (χ 2 = 4.39, p = 0.04), matriculation and diploma admission scheme (χ 2 = 2.57, p = 0.11), and working experience in private sector (χ 2 = 2.21, p = 0.14). Conclusions The pace of hiring of pharmacists into Uganda’s public health sector is too slow and should be stepped up. Besides work incentives, affirmative action to increase admissions into pharmacy degree training programs through matriculation and diploma schemes and for children with rural childhoods should be considered. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12960-016-0176-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Int J Health Sci (Qassim)

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Health Sci (Qassim)

Title: International Journal of Health Sciences

Publisher: Qassim Uninversity (Saudi Arabia )

ISSN (Print): 1658-3639

ISSN (Electronic): 1658-7774

Publication date (Print): May-Jun 2020

Volume: 14

Issue: 3

Pages: 33-40

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[1 ]Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia

[2 ]Department of Nursing, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Nursultan, Kazakhstan

[3 ]Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia

[4 ]Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia

[5 ]Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia

[6 ]Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia

[7 ]Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Taibah, Saudi Arabia

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Address for correspondence: Joseph U. Almazan, Department of Nursing, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Nursultan, Kazakhstan, E-mail: joalmazan030@ 123456gmail.com / joseph.almazan@ 123456nu.edu.kz

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PMC ID: 7269627

PubMed ID: 32536847

SO-VID: d18fa46f-72d5-4b07-be69-bec3cddbdc6a

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Development of the Korean versions of WHO Quality of Life scale and WHOQOL-BREF.

The reliability and validity of the short version of the WHO Quality of Life Instrument in an Arab general population

Factors associated with occupancy of pharmacist positions in public sector hospitals in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

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