Turnover intention and its predictors among Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Approximately one in four EMS professionals worldwide intend to leave their job. This phenomenon is a response to the imbalance between high job demands and inadequate resources. Retaining this critical workforce requires a dual approach: strengthening resources at the organizational level and implementing structural reforms at the macro-policy level.
Authors
- Ehsan Zarei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5115-1795)
- Edris Kakemam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7721-6924)
- Mehdi Safari
- Zahra Zamani
Institutions
- Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Qazvin University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-026-01567-8
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00