Attrition of Nursing Professionals in Ghana: An Effect of Burnout on Intention to Quit

Table 2

Intention to quit the profession and burnout among participants.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage, % [range]
Intention to quit the profession
Yes	185	49.3
No	190	50.7
Burnout emotional exhaustion
Low	223	59.5
Moderate	114	30.4
High	38	10.1
Mean (±SD)	16.4 (±9.1)	[0–42]
Depersonalisation
Low	143	38.1
Moderate	142	37.9
High	90	24.0
Mean (±SD)	8.1 (±6.1)	[0–41]
Personal accomplishment
Low	211	56.3
Moderate	80	21.3
High	84	22.4
Mean (±SD)	38.4 (±8.5)	[2–48]
Overall burnout
Yes	8	2.1
No	367	97.9

SD: standard deviation.