Thai nurse cohort study: Cohort profiles and key findings

© 2016 Sawaengdee et al. Background: Globally, the nursing profession faces shortages, high turnover, and inequitable distribution. These problems are particularly acute in South East Asia. The present paper describes the design and initial findings of the Thai Nurse Cohort Study (TNCS). Methods: Th...

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Main Authors: Krisada Sawaengdee, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Tuangtip Theerawit, Petsunee Thungjaroenkul, Wilaiphorn Thinkhamrop, Panuwat Prathumkam, Nathaphop Chaichaya, Kavin Thinkhamrop, Chaiwat Tawarungruang, Bandit Thinkhamrop
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-562672018-09-05T03:11:52Z Thai nurse cohort study: Cohort profiles and key findings Krisada Sawaengdee Viroj Tangcharoensathien Tuangtip Theerawit Petsunee Thungjaroenkul Wilaiphorn Thinkhamrop Panuwat Prathumkam Nathaphop Chaichaya Kavin Thinkhamrop Chaiwat Tawarungruang Bandit Thinkhamrop Nursing © 2016 Sawaengdee et al. Background: Globally, the nursing profession faces shortages, high turnover, and inequitable distribution. These problems are particularly acute in South East Asia. The present paper describes the design and initial findings of the Thai Nurse Cohort Study (TNCS). Methods: The TNCS is a longitudinal prospective cohort study comprising multiple age cohorts, initiated in 2009 and expected to run until 2027. Cohorts comprise registered nurses (RN) holding professional licenses granted by the Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council. Follow-up is at 3-year intervals, with new (younger) TNCS cohorts introduced and older, no-longer eligible members checked out. This maintains the cohort size as representative of the Thai RN population. The first survey round (2009) used a self-administered mailed questionnaire. The second round (2012) provided follow-up of the initial cohort and formed the baseline survey of new entries. Results: The sampling frame for the first round was 142,699 licensed RN; 50,200 age-stratified participants were randomly selected and mailed the questionnaire, and 18,198 questionnaires were returned owing to incorrect addresses. Of the remaining 32,002 participants, 18,756 (58.6 %) responded (average age 43.7 ± 9.8 years). About 15.4 % (equivalent to 20,000 of the current RN population), reported an intention to leave their nursing career. The second round achieved a follow-up rate of 60.2 %. This round included 3020 participants randomly selected from 6402 new RN (response rate, 38.3 %; mean age 23.1 ± 3.5 years). In this round, 11.2 % reported they intended to leave nursing in the next 2 years. Conclusions: These two survey rounds have highlighted that Thailand is facing critical nurse shortages. A high rate of nurses expressed an intention to leave the profession; the capacity to replace these potential losses is much lower. 2018-09-05T03:11:52Z 2018-09-05T03:11:52Z 2016-02-17 Journal 14726955 2-s2.0-84958174801 10.1186/s12912-016-0131-0 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84958174801&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/56267
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
collection CMU Intellectual Repository
topic Nursing
spellingShingle Nursing
Krisada Sawaengdee
Viroj Tangcharoensathien
Tuangtip Theerawit
Petsunee Thungjaroenkul
Wilaiphorn Thinkhamrop
Panuwat Prathumkam
Nathaphop Chaichaya
Kavin Thinkhamrop
Chaiwat Tawarungruang
Bandit Thinkhamrop
Thai nurse cohort study: Cohort profiles and key findings
description © 2016 Sawaengdee et al. Background: Globally, the nursing profession faces shortages, high turnover, and inequitable distribution. These problems are particularly acute in South East Asia. The present paper describes the design and initial findings of the Thai Nurse Cohort Study (TNCS). Methods: The TNCS is a longitudinal prospective cohort study comprising multiple age cohorts, initiated in 2009 and expected to run until 2027. Cohorts comprise registered nurses (RN) holding professional licenses granted by the Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council. Follow-up is at 3-year intervals, with new (younger) TNCS cohorts introduced and older, no-longer eligible members checked out. This maintains the cohort size as representative of the Thai RN population. The first survey round (2009) used a self-administered mailed questionnaire. The second round (2012) provided follow-up of the initial cohort and formed the baseline survey of new entries. Results: The sampling frame for the first round was 142,699 licensed RN; 50,200 age-stratified participants were randomly selected and mailed the questionnaire, and 18,198 questionnaires were returned owing to incorrect addresses. Of the remaining 32,002 participants, 18,756 (58.6 %) responded (average age 43.7 ± 9.8 years). About 15.4 % (equivalent to 20,000 of the current RN population), reported an intention to leave their nursing career. The second round achieved a follow-up rate of 60.2 %. This round included 3020 participants randomly selected from 6402 new RN (response rate, 38.3 %; mean age 23.1 ± 3.5 years). In this round, 11.2 % reported they intended to leave nursing in the next 2 years. Conclusions: These two survey rounds have highlighted that Thailand is facing critical nurse shortages. A high rate of nurses expressed an intention to leave the profession; the capacity to replace these potential losses is much lower.
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author Krisada Sawaengdee
Viroj Tangcharoensathien
Tuangtip Theerawit
Petsunee Thungjaroenkul
Wilaiphorn Thinkhamrop
Panuwat Prathumkam
Nathaphop Chaichaya
Kavin Thinkhamrop
Chaiwat Tawarungruang
Bandit Thinkhamrop
author_facet Krisada Sawaengdee
Viroj Tangcharoensathien
Tuangtip Theerawit
Petsunee Thungjaroenkul
Wilaiphorn Thinkhamrop
Panuwat Prathumkam
Nathaphop Chaichaya
Kavin Thinkhamrop
Chaiwat Tawarungruang
Bandit Thinkhamrop
author_sort Krisada Sawaengdee
title Thai nurse cohort study: Cohort profiles and key findings
title_short Thai nurse cohort study: Cohort profiles and key findings
title_full Thai nurse cohort study: Cohort profiles and key findings
title_fullStr Thai nurse cohort study: Cohort profiles and key findings
title_full_unstemmed Thai nurse cohort study: Cohort profiles and key findings
title_sort thai nurse cohort study: cohort profiles and key findings
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