Factors Associated With the Workforce Participation Intentions of Australian Primary Health Care Nurses and Midwives.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Primary health care (PHC) is fundamental to supporting individual and community health and well-being. There is a need to better understand factors impacting on PHC nurses' and midwives' intentions to remain in PHC work. Methods: Data were obtained from the 2022 Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) Workforce Survey, conducted online in the final quarter of 2022. Logistic regression modelling was employed to identify explanatory factors of intention to remain working in PHC over the next 12 months (Model 1) and over the next 2-5 years (Model 2). Results: There were 3,749 valid survey responses. Key predictors determined included elements of rurality, stress at work and access to computer resources in Model 1 (n = 2995), and years

SUBMITTER: Hills D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12847461 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature