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Stress and turnover intention among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia during the time of COVID-19: Can social support play a role?
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Overview of the prevalence of job satisfaction and turnover intention among emergency medical services personnel: a meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- A global prevalence of turnover intention among doctors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Impacts for health and care workers of Covid-19 and other public health emergencies of international concern: living systematic review, meta-analysis and policy recommendations.Human resources for health · 2024Pooled it
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- A global overview of healthcare workers' turnover intention amid COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review with future directions.Human resources for health · 2022Pooled it
- The Association Between Job Stress and Intention to Leave in Healthcare Institutions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Dynamics of Occupational Well-Being and Turnover Intention in Long-Term Care: A 12-Month Longitudinal Study of Nursing Assistants.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association between emotional intelligence and turnover intention among nurses in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional mediation analysis.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Primary Health Care, work and stress of nursing professionals: a synthesis of evidence.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Article
- Turnover and Turnover Intention Among Nurses Working in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Review
- Emotional experiences, difficulties, and facilitators in patient care of nurses working in surgical units: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Lockdown and Self-Assessed Competency Development Among Radiology Residents in China: Cross-Sectional Survey.JMIR medical education · 2025Article
- Intergenerational differences in turnover intention of nurses: a cross-sectional survey in Jiangsu province, China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Stress and coping among university faculty and staff at a medical university in the post-pandemic context: a qualitative analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Exploring the Role of Professional Burnout and Mental Health Strain in Nurses' Turnover Intentions: A Mediation Study.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Quality of Life and Nurses' Turnover Intentions: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
- Mental health and perceived social support among nurses working in primary care.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Consequences of the Pandemic on Mental Health of Healthcare Workers in the NHS.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The effect of incentive factors on turnover intention of PHC workforce in rural China-from the perspective of two-factor theory.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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Abstract
The turnover intention of healthcare workers is a threat to the competence of health services, especially during COVID-19 time. This study aimed to investigate the association between stress and turnover intention among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia and whether social support could affect this association. In this cross-sectional study, healthcare workers in primary healthcare centers in Saudi Arabia responded to an online questionnaire assessing their sociodemographic and occupational history, stress levels using the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10), social support using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and turnover intention within the next few months. Path analysis was conducted to assess the mediating effect of social support on the association between stress and turnover intention. A total of 1101 healthcare workers (242 physicians, 340 nurses, 310 paramedics, and 209 administrative workers) participated in this study. The path between stress and support had a significant standardized regression weight (-.34, p < .05). The path between support and turnover had a significant standardized regression weight (.08, p < .05). The standardized total effect of stress on turnover without the impact of support was significant (-.39, p < .05). The direct effect of stress on turnover with the presence of support was significant (-.36, p < .05). The indirect effect of stress on turnover with the presence of support was significant (-.03, p < .05). Thus, there is evidence to show that support mediates the relationship between stress and support. Stress is associated with turnover intention among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia. Social support had a mitigating effect on the relationship between stress and turnover intention.
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