Title: Why do healthcare professionals quit their jobs? A bibliographic analysis

Authors: Sangita Saha; Saibal Kumar Saha; Ajeya Jha; Shailendra Kumar

Addresses: Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Majitar, Sikkim, India ' School of Business and Management, Christ University, Bangalore, India ' Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Majitar, Sikkim, India ' Department of Management, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Abstract: Turnover intention is a severe problem in the healthcare system. This study aims to highlight the problems related to the turnover intention of healthcare professionals with the help of bibliographic analysis. Metadata of 760 published articles was extracted from Scopus and analysed using MS Excel and Vosviewer. It was found that maximum research work in this topic has been done in UK, China, UK, and Canada. Journal of Nursing Management has published the maximum number of documents in this topic. Turnover rate, perception, leadership, cross sectional study, survey and questionnaires, multicentre study are the common terms that are being used by researchers in the recent years. Research indicates the healthcare professionals who do not have a proper work life balance experience high levels of stress and are more likely to quit their jobs. Gaps have been identified, and future research directions have been suggested.

Keywords: bibliographic analysis; Scopus; nurse; physician; healthcare professional; turnover intention.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLIC.2024.144278

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2024 Vol.21 No.6, pp.646 - 667

Received: 11 Jul 2023
Accepted: 17 Oct 2024
Published online: 04 Feb 2025 *

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