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Quiet quitting among healthcare professionals in hospital environments: a concept analysis and scoping review protocol
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Introduction: The post-COVID-19 pandemic era has seen a rise in ‘quiet quitting’, with employees limiting their efforts to fulfil assigned tasks without going beyond their designated responsibilities. The occurrence of quiet quitting in hospitals can have detrimental effects not only on organisational culture but also on patient safety and satisfaction. Therefore, the aim of this study is to define quiet quitting among healthcare professionals in hospitals through concept analysis, identify the associated factors and outcomes of quiet quitting, and conduct a scoping review based on this defined concept. Methods and analysis: This study will adopt Walker and Avant method for concept analysis and Aromataris and Munn methodological framework as well as the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer’s manual for scoping reviews. The concept analysis will follow eight steps: (1) choosing the concept; (2) outlining the objectives of the analysis; (3) recognising the concept’s uses; (4) selecting the concept’s defining attributes; (5) constructing a model case; (6) constructing additional cases; (7) defining the consequences and antecedents of the concept; and (8) determining empirical referents. This study used databases of PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global for the English language, and NDSL, KCI, RISS, KISS and DBpia for the Korean language. Additionally, grey literature will be searched. Ethics and dissemination: This concept analysis and scoping review does not require ethical approval. The results of this study will be reported in peer-reviewed publications.
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“The implications of mental health problems in these professionals not only refer to their well-being but also include social and organizational consequences, such as increasing rates of absenteeism and turnover intention [9-11], as well as so-called quiet quitting [12].”
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- Authors
- Kang, J., Kim, H., & Cho, O.-H.
- Affiliations
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
- Catholic Kwandong University (KR)
- Kongju National University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Cho, Ok-Hee
- Venue
- BMJ Open
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2023-11
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- e077811
- ISSN
- 2044-6055 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10660974
- OpenAlex
- W4388835473
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 20 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 11
- FWCI
- 14.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- Locations
- BMJ Open (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (acceptedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing education and management
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Leadership and Management › Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Keywords
- quiet quitting, healthcare workers, hospital staff, employee disengagement, patient safety, patient satisfaction, organizational culture, COVID-19 pandemic, concept definition
- MeSH terms
- Academies and Institutes, Scoping Reviews as Topic, Scoping Reviews As Topic, Delivery of Health Care, Health Personnel, Hospitals, Humans, Research Design, Review Literature as Topic, Pandemics
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