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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staff turnover at long-term care facilities: a qualitative study
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research was to explore the lived experiences of long-term care facilities’ staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and examine if and how the pandemic played a role in their decision to leave their jobs. DESIGN: Qualitative study using thematic analysis of semistructured...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9755903/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36521894 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065123 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research was to explore the lived experiences of long-term care facilities’ staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and examine if and how the pandemic played a role in their decision to leave their jobs. DESIGN: Qualitative study using thematic analysis of semistructured interviews. Interview transcripts were analysed using coding techniques based in grounded theory. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 29 staff with various roles across 21 long-term care facilities in 12 states were interviewed. RESULTS: The pandemic influenced the staff’s decision to leave their jobs in five different ways, namely: (1) It significantly increased the workload; (2) Created more physical and emotional hazards for staff; (3) Constrained the facilities and their staff financially; (4) Deteriorated morale and job satisfaction among the staff and (5) Increased concerns with upper management’s commitment to both general and COVID-19-specific procedures. CONCLUSIONS: Staff at long-term care facilities discussed a wide variety of reasons for their decision to quit their jobs during the pandemic. Our findings may inform efforts to reduce the rate of turnover in these facilities. |
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