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Ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service in emergency medical technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are very likely to leave the profession due to their obligation to work in critical situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service among EMTs. In this descriptive correlational study, 315 EMTs working in Zanjan province were surveyed using the census method in 2021. The research tools included the Ethical Work Climate and the Intention to Leave the Service questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21. We found the mean (SD) score of the organization's ethical work climate to be 73.93 (±12.53), and the intention to leave the service 12.54 (±4.52), which are at a moderate level. A statistically significant positive correlation existed between these variables (r = 0.148, P = 0.017). Also, there was a statistically significant relationship between age and employment status among the demographic variables, and the ethical work climate and the intention to leave (P < 0.05). Our findings indicate that ethical work climate is one of the influential but less noticed factors that affect the performance of EMTs. Therefore, it is suggested that managers implement measures to develop a positive ethical work climate to reduce the tendency to leave the service among EMTs.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i9.11565
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Ethical work climate Intention to leave Emergency medical technicians COVID-19
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Mousavi SK, Kamali M, Bahrami Eyvanaki Z. Ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service in emergency medical technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Med Ethics Hist Med. 2022;15.