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. 2021 Nov 23;21(1):1265.
doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-07284-5.

Factors related to turnover intention among staff of elderly caring social organizations in Anhui Province, China: a cross-sectional study

Xuefei Chen  1 , Ling Tang  1 , Liu Liu  2 , Zhongliang Bai  1 , Ren Chen  3   4
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Factors related to turnover intention among staff of elderly caring social organizations in Anhui Province, China: a cross-sectional study

Xuefei Chen et al. BMC Health Serv Res. .

Abstract

Objective: Turnover intention of employees in elderly caring social organizations has a significant impact on elderly care service delivery. This study investigated the associated factors of turnover intention among employees of elderly caring social organizations in Anhui Province, China.

Methods: A total of 605 participants were selected using a multi-stage stratified random sampling method. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic, social support, and turnover intention from the participants. The data was analyzed through descriptive statistical analysis, one-way variance analysis, Spearman correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the factors related to turnover intention.

Results: Results of our study showed that the total score of turnover intention, turnover intention I (possibility of quitting a current job),turnover intention II (motivation to find other jobs) and turnover intention III (obtaining the external possibility of work) were 8.84, 2.32, 2.38, and 4.14, respectively. Social support negatively correlated with turnover intention I and turnover intention II. However, it showed positive correlation with turnover intention III and total turnover intention scores; turnover intentionI (coefficient: - 0.082), turnover intention II (coefficient: - 0.071), turnover intention III (coefficient: 0.19), Total score of turnover intention (coefficient: 0.093). Ethnic group, age, education level, and job satisfaction were associated with turnover intention.

Conclusion: Improvement of social support play an important role in reducing the turnover intention of employees in elderly caring social organizations. It is important to increase organizational commitment and strengthen psychological empowerment, combined with decreasing job burnout for stability.

Keywords: Elderly caring social organizations; Employee; Social support; Turnover intention.

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