THE EFFECT OF OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT IN NURSES ON INTENT TO LEAVE: THE MEDIATION ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT

Abstract

With the Covid-19 pandemic, health workers continued to perform their duties at risk. In this study, the mediating role of job satisfaction and organizational commitment in the effect of occupational burnout levels of nurses, who are health workers exposed to high levels of risk, on leaving work is examined. The research was carried out in Istanbul's training and research hospital during the 21.12.2021-31.12.2021 period. In testing the model of the research, SPSS Process 2.16 macro was used, factor analysis, descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis were used in the statistical analysis of the data, and mediation analysis was performed. As a result of the analysis of the data, it was determined that the burnout levels of the nurses had a negative and significant effect on the intention to leave. Job satisfaction and organizational commitment had a mediating role in this relationship. In addition, it was concluded that job satisfaction and organizational commitment reduce the intention to leave. According to the results obtained, it was seen that the intention to leave the nurses' jobs during the Covid-19 period was not very high, but it was significantly affected by job satisfaction and job satisfaction. According to the findings, it is seen that the burnout levels of the nurses alone do not constitute their intention to leave, and that other organizational and professional factors that were not examined in this study may have an effect on the intention to leave. In future studies, it is recommended to determine the post-pandemic needs of nurses and other healthcare professionals.