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Ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service in emergency medical technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic

Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are very likely to leave the profession due to their obligation to work in critical situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service among EMTs. In t...

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Autores principales: Mousavi, Seyed Kazem, Kamali, Mohsen, Bahrami Eyvanaki, Zeinab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10151732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37143520
http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i9.11565
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author Mousavi, Seyed Kazem
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description Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are very likely to leave the profession due to their obligation to work in critical situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service among EMTs. In this descriptive correlational study, 315 EMTs working in Zanjan province were surveyed using the census method in 2021. The research tools included the Ethical Work Climate and the Intention to Leave the Service questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21. We found the mean (SD) score of the organization's ethical work climate to be 73.93 (±12.53), and the intention to leave the service 12.54 (±4.52), which are at a moderate level. A statistically significant positive correlation existed between these variables (r = 0.148, P = 0.017). Also, there was a statistically significant relationship between age and employment status among the demographic variables, and the ethical work climate and the intention to leave (P < 0.05). Our findings indicate that ethical work climate is one of the influential but less noticed factors that affect the performance of EMTs. Therefore, it is suggested that managers implement measures to develop a positive ethical work climate to reduce the tendency to leave the service among EMTs.
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spelling pubmed-101517322023-05-03 Ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service in emergency medical technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic Mousavi, Seyed Kazem Kamali, Mohsen Bahrami Eyvanaki, Zeinab J Med Ethics Hist Med Original Article Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are very likely to leave the profession due to their obligation to work in critical situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service among EMTs. In this descriptive correlational study, 315 EMTs working in Zanjan province were surveyed using the census method in 2021. The research tools included the Ethical Work Climate and the Intention to Leave the Service questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21. We found the mean (SD) score of the organization's ethical work climate to be 73.93 (±12.53), and the intention to leave the service 12.54 (±4.52), which are at a moderate level. A statistically significant positive correlation existed between these variables (r = 0.148, P = 0.017). Also, there was a statistically significant relationship between age and employment status among the demographic variables, and the ethical work climate and the intention to leave (P < 0.05). Our findings indicate that ethical work climate is one of the influential but less noticed factors that affect the performance of EMTs. Therefore, it is suggested that managers implement measures to develop a positive ethical work climate to reduce the tendency to leave the service among EMTs. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022-12-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10151732/ /pubmed/37143520 http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i9.11565 Text en Copyright © 2022 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr Ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service in emergency medical technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic
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title_short Ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service in emergency medical technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service in emergency medical technicians during the covid-19 pandemic
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10151732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37143520
http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i9.11565
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