Zuniga, F, Chu, CH, Boscart, V et al. (7 more authors) (Cover date: 1st January 2019) Recommended Common Data Elements for International Research in Long-Term Care Homes: Exploring the Workforce and Staffing Concepts of Staff Retention and Turnover. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 5. pp. 1-8. ISSN 2333-7214
Abstract
The aim of this review is to develop a common data element for the concept of staff retention and turnover within the domain of workforce and staffing. This domain is one of four core domains identified by the WE-THRIVE Group (Worldwide Elements to Harmonize Research in Long Term Care Living Environments) in an effort to establish an international, person-centered long-term care research infrastructure. A rapid review identified different measurement methods to assess either turnover or retention at facility level or intention to leave or stay at the individual staff level. The selection of a recommended measurement was guided by the WE-THRIVE Group’s focus on capacity rather than deficits, the expected availability of internationally comparable data and the goal to provide a short, ecologically viable measurement. We therefore recommend to measure staff’s intention to stay with a single item, at the individual staff level. This element, we argue, is an indicator for staff stability, which is important for reduced organizational cost and improved productivity, positive work environment, as well as better resident-staff relationships and quality of care.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2019. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits noncommercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | common data elements; intention to stay; intention to leave; long term care; nursing home; staffing; turnover; retention |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Adult (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NIHR National Inst Health Research 15/144/29 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2019 11:10 |
Last Modified: | 09 Jul 2019 13:23 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/2333721419844344 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:144169 |