Hewko Sarah J, Reay Trish, Estabrooks Carole A, Cummings Greta G
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Human Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE.
Professor, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Healthc Policy. 2019 Nov;15(2):20-27. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2019.26074.
A population's health is dependent on the availability of skilled health professionals. We know little about retirement decision-making among publicly employed Canadian registered nurses (RNs) and allied health professionals (AHPs). We identified and compared factors reported to influence early versus 65+ retirement decisions among RNs (n = 794) and AHPs (n = 393). RNs, on average, retired at 58.1 years and AHPs at 59.4 years. More than two thirds retired before age 65. Among RNs, caregiving demands predict early retirement - policies supporting employed RN caregivers may reduce early workforce exits among publicly employed RNs.
一个群体的健康状况取决于专业医疗人员的可获得性。我们对受雇于公共部门的加拿大注册护士(RN)和专职医疗人员(AHP)的退休决策知之甚少。我们识别并比较了据报告影响RN(n = 794)和AHP(n = 393)提前退休与65岁及以上退休决策的因素。RN的平均退休年龄为58.1岁,AHP为59.4岁。超过三分之二的人在65岁之前退休。在RN中,护理需求预示着提前退休——支持在职RN护理人员的政策可能会减少受雇于公共部门的RN过早离职的情况。