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 |