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Table 3 Reasons for Quitting the Profession (n = 200)

From: Factors that affect Israeli paramedics’ decision to quit the profession: a mixed methods study

Reasons for leaving

Large extent (%)

Moderate extent (%)

Small extent (%)

Mean ± sd

I felt that I had no career advancement opportunities

83

4

13

1.78 ± 5.60

The wages were too low

67

14

19

1.95 ± 5.08

I got a job offer with better terms

60

8

32

2.25 ± 4.63

I wanted to study another field

46

9

45

2.19 ± 3.79

Working in shifts made life difficult for my family life

39

16

45

2.04 ± 3.66

I felt ashamed of my work

31

19

50

1.95 ± 3.36

The physical working conditions were hard for me

28

19

53

1.97 ± 3.34

I felt I was working too hard

29

17

54

1.90 ± 3.30

I felt exhausted at the end of the work day

31

16

53

1.95 ± 3.25

I felt frustrated by my work

27

13

60

1.90 ± 3.15

I felt emotionally drained by my work

26

16

58

2.01 ± 3.05

I did not get along very well with my superiors

24

10

66

1.90 ± 2.83

I felt as if I had reached the limit of my suffering

20

12

68

1.84 ± 2.62

I felt more indifferent to patients

14

14

72

1.67 ± 2.41

I felt tired every time I had to face another day’s work

25

13

62

1.83 ± 2.97

I felt I was beginning to treat some of my patients as if they were objects

14

14

72

1.68 ± 2.40

I did not get along very well with my coworkers

6

7

87

1.26 ± 1.85