Why do infection preventionists leave a job? A qualitative evaluation of infection preventionist attrition in healthcare.

IF 3.8 3区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-06-20 DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2025.06.011

Sara M Reese, Albert Shackelford, Katreena Merrill, Frances Nicholson, Ehssan Baghagho, Brenna Doran, Heather Stoltzfus, Rebecca Crapanzano-Sigafoos

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Abstract

Background: Infection preventionists (IPs) importance has increased over the years for various reasons. IP attrition results in risks to both patients and staff. The goal of this project was to determine the drivers of IP attrition and retention through focus groups.

Methods: Focus groups comprised of IPs who have been in the same role for >5 years (Tenured IPs), IPs who have left one IP role for another IP role in the last 3 years (Transitional IPs), IPs who have left the field of infection prevention (Former IPs) and IP leaders discussed drivers of attrition and retention. A thematic analysis was performed to determine themes and subthemes.

Results: Twelve focus groups (Tenured: n=24, Transitional: n=23, Former: n=10, Leaders: n=25) identified major themes related to attrition and retention: professional development and growth, organizational culture, recognition and value, workload and quality of work-life balance, leadership support, team dynamics, and the impact of Coronavirus 2019 pandemic.

Conclusions: IP attrition and retention are complex, and numerous factors impact an IP's decision to stay in their role. Healthcare leaders and leaders of IPs need to evaluate retention strategies for this role. Future studies should determine the correlation between retention strategies and turnover rates.

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为什么感染预防学家要辞职？卫生保健部门感染预防人员流失的定性评价。

背景：由于各种原因，感染预防学家（IPs）的重要性近年来有所增加。知识产权人员的流失对患者和工作人员都有风险。该项目的目标是通过焦点小组确定IP流失和留存的驱动因素。方法：焦点小组由在同一职位上工作了50年的IP （temured IP）、在过去3年里离开一个IP角色转到另一个IP角色的IP （Transitional IP）、离开感染预防领域的IP （Former IP）和IP领导者组成，他们讨论了流失和留存的驱动因素。进行主题分析以确定主题和次主题。结果：12个焦点小组（终身制：n=24，过渡性：n=23，离职：n=10，领导：n=25）确定了与流失和保留相关的主要主题：专业发展和成长，组织文化，认可和价值，工作与生活平衡的工作量和质量，领导支持，团队动态以及2019冠状病毒大流行的影响。结论：IP流失和留存率是一个复杂的问题，有许多因素会影响IP是否继续担任自己的角色。医疗保健领导者和ip领导者需要评估该角色的保留策略。未来的研究应该确定保留策略和离职率之间的相关性。

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American journal of infection control 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

4.10%

发文量

479

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： AJIC covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. Infection control professionals, including physicians, nurses, and epidemiologists, rely on AJIC for peer-reviewed articles covering clinical topics as well as original research. As the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)