Author(s): Eltaybani, Eltaybani ; Igarashi, A. ; Pereira, C ; Bravo, J ; Cal, A ; Lai, C ; Carrasco, C ; Sari, D ; Cho, E ; Haugan, G ; Abouzeid, N ; Wachholz, P ; Isaramalai, S ; Dawood, S ; Pappas, Y ; Abd-El-Moneam, A ; Rodríguez, A ; Alqahtani, B ; Jenssen, C ; Yamamoto-Mitani, N
Date: 2025
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/38108
Origin: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
Subject(s): Turnover; Workforce; Discrimination; Long-term care; Organizational support
This international cross-sectional survey examined the potential role of organizational psychological support in mitigating the association between experiencing social discrimination against long-term care (LTC) facilities’ healthcare professionals (HCPs) and their intention to stay in the current workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants included a convenience sample of 2,143 HCPs (nurses [21.5 %], nurse aids or residential care workers [40.1 %], social workers [12.1 %], and others [26.4 %]) working at 223 LTC facilities in 13 countries/regions. About 37.5 % of the participants reported experiencing social discrimination, and the percentage ranged from 15.3 % to 77.9 % across countries/regions. Controlling for socio-demographic and work-related variables, experiencing social discrimination was significantly associated with a lower intention to stay, whereas receiving psychological support showed a statistically significant positive association (p-value=0.015 and <0.001, respectively). The interaction term between social discrimination and psychological support showed a statistically significant positive association with the intention to stay, indicating a moderating role of the psychological support.
