Abstract:

Purpose - This study aims to identify whether the work stress that health workers experience during the Covid-19 pandemic period affects their intention to stay on work through work satisfaction and determine which elements lead to work stress. Method - The study used the mixed analysis method, which includes both quantum and qualitative analysis methods, and the survey method was preferred from the primary data collection methods for quantum analysis. For quality analysis, the semi-standardised interview technique of data collection methods was used. The examples of the study were made by health workers in the private hospitals located in the province of Konya. For Nicel analysis, 633, 13 health workers participated in the study for quality analysis. Results - Nicel research found that health workers' work stress affects job satisfaction negatively, that job satisfaction affects the intention to stay on the job positively, and that work stress affects the intention to stay on the job with the mediation effect of job satisfaction. In the quality analysis, there were 13 elements that positively and negatively influenced work stress. The only element that reduces work stress by negatively affecting is the team spirit and work, while the first element that allows it to increase by positively affecting it (by coding frequency) is the mobbing. Debate - The health sector is one of the sectors where work stress is intense. Especially during the pandemic period, it is a remarkable reality that industry workers are overly affected by work stress. The increase in work stress has a negative impact on work satisfaction, and because of the falling work satisfaction, employees want to leave their jobs. However, as stated in the work results, the increase in work stress and the decline in satisfaction have a negative impact on employees’ intentions to stay at work, it is a transition that should not be neglected that employees do not want to leave their jobs for economic reasons.

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