Impact of physical distance and psychological distress on job turnover intention among front-line health workers during COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic compels strict isolation to avoid the spread of Coronavirus. Physical distance with COVID-19 patients is undeniable for font-line health workers. This physical proximity of doctors and nurses at hospital affects their mental health and generating psychological distress. They sac...
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Sichuan Institute of Piezoelectric and Acoustooptic Technology
2021
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/94797/2/Acceptance%20Letter%20Journal%20of%20Education%20for%20business%20-Malaysia.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/94797/13/94797_Impact%20of%20physical%20distance%20and%20psychological%20distress.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/94797/ https://zenodo.org/record/5503904/files/Journal%20of%20Education%20for%20business-Malaysia.pdf?download=1 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5503904 |
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| Summary: | COVID-19 pandemic compels strict isolation to avoid the spread of Coronavirus. Physical
distance with COVID-19 patients is undeniable for font-line health workers. This physical
proximity of doctors and nurses at hospital affects their mental health and generating
psychological distress. They sacrifice their social life and keeping themselves isolated due to
their regular contact with COVID-19 patients. This causes high rate of depression, anxiety and
stress. Therefore, this study aims to identify the effect of physical distancing and psychological
distress on job turnover intention among the front line health workers. This study is applying
Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand this relationship. Data has been collected
between March and April 2021 through structured questionnaire from doctors, nurses and
hospital staffs who are managing COVID-19 patients at hospitals. This research has discovered
that as front-line health workers' fear of COVID-19 grows, so does their relational anxiety, as
well as their organizational and technical turnover intentions. Therefore, there is a need of
psychological assistance and increasing capacity building for the front-line workers. This study
includes only two variables to understand job turnover intention. For more insights and
understanding of the experience in the light of COVID-19, further study can be done by
including other factors like institutional support, policy implementation and social dilemma. |
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