Work

Work-related Well-Being, Turnover Intention, and Completed Turnover in a Cohort of US Patient Care Workers

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine whether burnout and thriving from work affect turnover intention and actual turnover. METHODS: This study used multivariable logistic regression to estimate the impact of burnout and thriving from work on turnover intention in a cohort of nurses and nursing assistants. Using administrative records of turnover, we used Cox regression to estimate the impact of these two factors on actual turnover. RESULTS: Burnout affected both turnover intention and actual turnover, although 95% confidence limits for the effect of burnout among nursing assistants included 1.0. Thriving affected turnover intention but did not increase actual turnover. CONCLUSIONS: Using turnover intention as a proxy for actual turnover may be misleading.

Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000003713