Werth Kirrily, Gurney Tiana
School of Medicine, Griffith University, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Adjunct Research Fellow, Rural Clinical School, University of Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2024 Dec;32(6):1185-1199. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13191. Epub 2024 Oct 10.
The objective of this study was to determine what professional factors impact the retention of pathology workers in regional, rural and remote Australia.
A cross-sectional survey was used to collect data regarding the professional factors that impact the retention of regional, rural and remote pathology workers in Australia (n = 95). The survey focused on pathology workers' satisfaction with specific professional factors and how long they intended to stay in their current position.
Regional, rural and remote (MM2-7) pathology laboratories in Australia.
There were a total of 95 participants, including 24 phlebotomists/laboratory assistants, 34 medical laboratory scientists and 29 supervisors/managers, with the majority of participants being from New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.
Significant positive associations were found between satisfaction with career advancement opportunities, workplace culture and maintaining professional skills with the retention of regional, rural and remote pathology workers. Open-ended responses indicated that personal factors also played an important role in pathology worker retention in regional, rural and remote communities.
This study provides important insights into the professional factors that impact the retention of pathology workers in regional, rural and remote Australia. Personal factors were also found to play an important role in retention. These findings have highlighted the need for further research to be conducted to explore the relationship between professional and personal factors and how this impacts the retention of pathology workers in regional, rural and remote Australia.
本研究的目的是确定哪些职业因素会影响澳大利亚地区、农村和偏远地区病理工作人员的留任意愿。
采用横断面调查来收集有关影响澳大利亚地区、农村和偏远地区病理工作人员留任意愿的职业因素的数据（n = 95）。该调查聚焦于病理工作人员对特定职业因素的满意度以及他们打算在当前岗位上工作的时长。
澳大利亚地区、农村和偏远地区（MM2 - 7）的病理实验室。
共有95名参与者，包括24名采血员/实验室助理、34名医学检验科学家以及29名主管/经理，大多数参与者来自新南威尔士州、昆士兰州和西澳大利亚州。
在对职业发展机会、工作场所文化以及保持专业技能的满意度与地区、农村和偏远地区病理工作人员的留任意愿之间发现了显著的正相关关系。开放式回答表明，个人因素在地区、农村和偏远社区病理工作人员的留任意愿中也起着重要作用。
本研究为影响澳大利亚地区、农村和偏远地区病理工作人员留任意愿的职业因素提供了重要见解。还发现个人因素在留任意愿中也起着重要作用。这些发现凸显了需要进一步开展研究，以探索职业因素与个人因素之间的关系以及这如何影响澳大利亚地区、农村和偏远地区病理工作人员的留任意愿。
