A Bibliometric Analysis of the Corpus of Studies on Healthcare Workforce Turnover Intention in the New Millennium
Analisis Bibliometrik Kajian Niat Pusing Ganti Warga Kerja Kesihatan (2000–2023)
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https://doi.org/10.37134/mrj.vol14.2.1.2025Keywords:
Turnover Intention, Healthcare Employees, SCOPUS, Bibliometric Analysis, HealthcareAbstract
This bibliometric analysis examines research evolution on turnover intention among healthcare employees from 2000 to 2023. Using the SCOPUS database, 299 original research articles and conference papers were shortlisted through a PRISMA method of screening process. The data included were exported into CSV format and quantitatively analysed using VOSviewer and Microsoft Excel applications. The analysis techniques in place were publication trend evaluation, keyword occurrences, citation trend, and authorship mapping. Statistically, results show a significant publication surge in 2019, associated with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States leads the most productive countries and prolific authors. Over time, the authors’ keywords shifted from organisational factors and circumstances to healthcare personnel's well-being outcomes. This signified that research has evolved to a more inclusive approach, incorporating organisational systems and individual aspects. Medicine and nursing were the key subject areas dominating the publications, with English as the main language used. The multi-disciplined and inter-affiliative research activities offered insights across diverse healthcare systems. Overall, this study presents valuable insights into the current scholarly landscape in the corpus of turnover intention studies. Nevertheless, areas such as intrinsic values and employer–employee relationship qualities remain underexplored.
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