Research Article

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

Table 3

Relationship between burnout and intention to quit among study participants.

VariableIntention to quit-value
Yes n (%)No n (%)

Emotional exhaustion<0.001
 Low84 (37.7)139 (62.3)
 Moderate71 (62.3)43 (37.7)
 High30 (79.0)8 (21.1)

Depersonalisation<0.001
 Low52 (36.4)91 (63.6)
 Moderate83 (58.5)59 (41.6)
 High50 (55.6)40 (44.4)

Personal accomplishment0.002
 Low88 (41.7)123 (58.3)
 Moderate44 (55.0)36 (45.0)
 High53 (63.1)31 (36.9)