Tuncer Metin, Tuncer Gülsüm Zekiye, Turan Şeyma, Khorshtd Leyla
Department of Nursing Fundamentals, Department of Nursing, Gümüşhane University Faculty of Health Sciences, Gümüşhane, Turkey.
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Nursing, Izmir, Turkey.
Int Nurs Rev. 2025 Mar;72(1):e13002. doi: 10.1111/inr.13002. Epub 2024 Jul 5.
Nurse migration contributes to the nursing shortage in developing countries. Understanding nurses' attitudes toward migration and related factors is crucial for policy-making and healthcare workforce planning in Turkey.
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between nurses' attitudes toward migration and their life satisfaction in Turkey.
The study included working nurses with social media accounts on a social media platform in Turkey who followed nursing-related content. A sample of 423 nurses completed an online survey. Independent variables included nurses' sociodemographic characteristics and inclination toward migration, while dependent variables were life satisfaction and migration attitude levels. Data were collected via an online questionnaire, incorporating the Brain Drain Attitude Scale (BDAS) and Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS), between April and May 2023.
The study found a negative correlation between nurses' life satisfaction levels and their attitudes toward migration (r = -.349, p < .001). Nurses dissatisfied with their profession (F = 6.575, p < .05), lacking professional support (F = 8.641, p < .05), and lacking social support (F = 6.307, p < .05) scored higher on the BDAS. Conversely, those satisfied with their profession (F = 31.455, p < .05), receiving professional support (F = 26.307, p < .05), and social support (F = 33.990, p < .05) scored higher on the LSS.
The study revealed that decreased life satisfaction among nurses in Turkey correlates with increased migration attitudes. These results underscore the need for strategies to enhance nurses' job satisfaction and support systems to mitigate migration tendencies. This study contributes valuable insights into the high inclination of Turkish nurses toward emigration.
护士移民加剧了发展中国家的护理人员短缺问题。了解护士对移民的态度及相关因素对于土耳其的政策制定和医疗劳动力规划至关重要。
本研究旨在调查土耳其护士对移民的态度与其生活满意度之间的关系。
该研究纳入了在土耳其一个社交媒体平台上拥有社交媒体账号且关注护理相关内容的在职护士。423名护士的样本完成了一项在线调查。自变量包括护士的社会人口学特征和移民倾向，而因变量是生活满意度和移民态度水平。2023年4月至5月期间，通过在线问卷收集数据，问卷包含人才流失态度量表（BDAS）和生活满意度量表（LSS）。
研究发现护士的生活满意度水平与其对移民的态度之间存在负相关（r = -0.349，p < 0.001）。对职业不满意（F = 6.575，p < 0.05）、缺乏专业支持（F = 8.641，p < 0.05）以及缺乏社会支持（F = 6.307，p < 0.05）的护士在BDAS上得分更高。相反，对职业满意（F = 31.455，p < 0.05）、获得专业支持（F = 26.307，p < 0.05）以及社会支持（F = 33.990，p < 0.05）的护士在LSS上得分更高。
该研究表明，土耳其护士生活满意度的降低与移民态度的增加相关。这些结果强调了需要采取策略提高护士的工作满意度，并建立支持系统以减轻移民倾向。本研究为土耳其护士的高移民倾向提供了有价值的见解。
