The first scientific scale of measurement of “silent retirement” nurses by the YOU They were created by scientists of the NRC. It is a new and more visible phenomenon, workers who continue to offer their basic services, but have been mentally disconnected from their work and do not do “anything more”.
“Many nurses stay in the NHS because they have no choice,” he tells iatropedia.gr the Petros GalanisAssistant Professor of the NCA who together with his team created the scale of measuring the “tacit retirement” of workers.
The research implemented shortly after the end of the Covid-19 pandemic (summer 2023) focused on health professionals, dramatically capturing the fatigue and exhaustion they experienced-and continue to experience.
“It’s not lazy, it’s exhausted,” says Mr. Galanis, Assistant Professor of the Department of Nursing of the Nursing Home, specializing in research methodology and nursing on the basis of evidence.
As he explains: “Imparated retirement is a new concept. This means that workers work, do what they need to do, but they do not do anything more. If, for example, they finish their shift and receive a phone call for an urgent incident, they just won’t pick it up. Not because they are indifferent, but because they are tired or exhausted, “he says and adds:
“I say again: They do their job. But they can’t stand it anymore. They have no other forces. This is not laziness. It’s exhaustion. And we saw it strongly in the pandemic, when health workers worked for three years without licenses, but it still exists. “
The research implemented shortly after the end of the Covid-19 pandemic (summer 2023) focused on health professionals, dramatically capturing the fatigue and exhaustion they experienced-and continue to experience.
“It’s not lazy, it’s exhausted,” says Mr. Galanis, Assistant Professor of the Department of Nursing of the Nursing Home, specializing in research methodology and nursing on the basis of evidence.
As he explains: “Imparated retirement is a new concept. This means that workers work, do what they need to do, but they do not do anything more. If, for example, they finish their shift and receive a phone call for an urgent incident, they just won’t pick it up. Not because they are indifferent, but because they are tired or exhausted, “he says and adds:
“I say again: They do their job. But they can’t stand it anymore. They have no other forces. This is not laziness. It’s exhaustion. And we saw it strongly in the pandemic, when health workers worked for three years without licenses, but it still exists. “
When the implicit retirement becomes…. Obvious!
Petros Galanis stresses that implicit retirement is the last stage before the final resignation.
“If we look at our scale that some workers high score in silent departure, we must act. Otherwise these employees will leave. And we already have a serious problem with staffing in hospitals. We can’t stand any other losses, “he says.
The scientist’s own proposal is realistic and targeted:
“The first concern is the bosses and the administration. To give motivation. Not necessarily money, but better conditions, fair hours, empathy. To discuss with workers, to understand their problems. Be close to them. This relationship is the key, “he explains.
Shocking findings for healthcare professionals
Many health professionals are left out of necessity in the NHS, the expert says, based on the conclusions of his research. Proof that a few years ago they became a pilot school nurses.
“I get this money, I can’t find anything better, I stay here,” they told us. It is clear, the nurses stay in the NHS out of necessity. We see it in practice, in recent years hundreds of nurses have left work in hospitals and became school nurses. And who can blame them? “Commented Professor Petros Galanis.
The main findings of the NCSR’s study are as follows:
One in two indicates intention to leave.
27.5% of health professionals experienced a high level of professional exhaustion, 41.8% experienced moderate level of exhaustion and 30.7% experienced a low level of exhaustion.
Nurses (33.2%) and doctors (30.8%) were more exhausted than other health professionals (11.8%).
50.7% of health professionals experienced a low level of professional satisfaction, 36.1% experienced a moderate level of satisfaction and 13.1% experienced high level of satisfaction.
Nurses (61.0%) were less satisfied than doctors (41.0%) and other health professionals (36.8%).
57.9% of health professionals experienced a high level of “silent retirement”. Nurses (67.4%) experienced a higher level of “silent retirement” than doctors (53.8%) and other health professionals (40.3%).
47.2% of health professionals said they were thinking of leaving their job. Nurses (50.3%) and doctors (53.8%) said they thought more to abandon their work compared to other healthcare professionals (34.0%)
Do the “silent retirement” test
The Greek and English version of the scale to measure “silent retirement” are free to use in the link http://scholar.uoa.gr/pegalan/quiet-quitting-scale.
In addition, the instructions for completing the scale are provided in detail, as well as the way the answers are rated.
It is emphasized that the scale «Quiet Quitting Scale» It has already been translated and weighted into other languages by researchers internationally and more specifically in English, Chinese, German, Italian, Latvian and others.
Source: iatropedia.gr