Correlation between job burnout and turnover tendency of medical staff in a provincial third-grade class-A general hospital

Abstract

Objective To explore the correlation between job burnout and turnover tendency of medical staff, and to provide some references for the formulation of personnel management strategy. Methods The general version of the Job Burnout Scale (MBI-GS) and the Turnover Tendency Scale were used to conduct a questionnaire survey on medical staff of a third-grade class-A general hospital. Results A total of 2 195 medical staff were surveyed. The were statistical differences in the total score of job burnout and in turnover tendency between the staff with different genders, ages, education levels, marital statuses, job titles, employment forms, and working years (P˂0.05). The job burnout positively correlated with turnover tendency, and the turnover tendency increased with the increase of the job burnout level. Conclusions Targeted incentive mechanism should be established to reduce the level of job burnout of medical staff and their tendency to leave, so as to build a team with high and stable medical staff. Key words: Medical staff; Job burnout; Turnover tendency; Influencing factors