REVIEW ARTICLE
The effect of burnout and its dimensions on turnover intention among nurses: A meta-analytic review
Ahmet Hakan Özkan PhD,
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Ahmet Hakan Özkan PhD
Assistant Professor
International Trade and Finance, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gedik University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ahmet Hakan Özkan, International Trade and Finance, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gedik University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAhmet Hakan Özkan PhD,
Corresponding Author
Ahmet Hakan Özkan PhD
Assistant Professor
International Trade and Finance, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gedik University, Istanbul, Turkey
Correspondence
Ahmet Hakan Özkan, International Trade and Finance, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gedik University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Aim
The objective of this study is elaborating on the relationship between burnout and turnover intention.
Background
Burnout and its dimensions have a significant effect on turnover intention.
Evaluation
Meta-analysis technique is used. Forty-four studies were brought together to form four data sets. These data sets were heterogeneous, and they did not include publication bias. The effect sizes of burnout, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and professional efficacy on turnover intention among nurses were computed.
Key Issues
Random-effects model was used. The groups including two or more studies were added into moderator analysis.
Conclusions
The effect size of the relationship between professional efficacy and turnover intention was small, and the effect size of the other surveyed reationships was medium among both nurses and other health employees. The moderator analysis results suggested that the effect size of the relationship between professional efficacy and turnover intention among nurses is significantly different from the other health employees. Being a nurse was determined as a significant moderator for the relationship between professional inefficacy and turnover intention, and it weakened this relationship.
Implications for Nursing Management
The findings of this study can be used by health managers as burnout and turnover intention are important to determine organizational policies.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
There is no conflict of interest to be declared.
Open Research
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
Author does not wish to share the data.
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