title: Understanding nurse anesthetists' intention to leave their job: how burnout and job satisfaction mediate the impact of personality and workplace characteristics.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The retention of nurse anesthetists is of paramount importance, particularly in view of the fact that the health care workforce is shrinking. Although many health care providers find their work satisfying, they often consider leaving their jobs because of the stress. Are there ways to improve this situation?
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated how work environment characteristics and personality dimensions relate to burnout and job satisfaction and ultimately to turnover intention among Dutch nurse anesthetists.
  
  
  METHODS
  An online self-reporting questionnaire survey was performed among Dutch nurse anesthetists. The questionnaire included scales to assess personality dimensions, work climate, work context factors, burnout, job satisfaction, and turnover intention. The research model stated that personality dimensions, work climate, and work context factors, mediated by burnout and job satisfaction, predict turnover intention. Structural equation modeling was used to test the research model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine hundred twenty-three questionnaires were completed (46% response rate). Burnout mediated the relationship between personality dimensions and turnover intention; job satisfaction mediated the relationship of work climate and work context factors to turnover intention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To retain nursing staff and to maintain adequate staff strength, it is important to improve job satisfaction by creating a positive work climate and work context and to prevent burnout by selecting the most suitable employees through personality assessment.
authors.affiliation: OR Department, Catharina Hospital, Brabant Medical School, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. meeusen44@hetnet.nl
authors.forename: Vera C H
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Meeusen
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Dam
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown-Mahoney
authors.forename: Andre A J
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Van Zundert
authors.forename: Hans T A
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Knape
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000523:psychology*; D010551:Personality; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires