Evaluation of the Attitudes of Students Studying in Surgical Branches Towards Brain Drain: The Case of a Vocational School of Health Services

Authors : Ayşegül Doğan, Arzum Çelik Bekleviç

Pages : 53-60

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Publication Date : 2025-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :By the increase in the number of health professionals available in the health sector in Turkey, the effects of brain drain and the need for prevention are becoming more important. This study aimed to examine the attitudes of health technicians towards brain drain and to evaluate the opinions of health vocational school students, especially in surgical branches, on this issue. The study is of descriptive type. The data were collected from the students studying at a university\\\'s Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Department of Surgical Branches between January and March 2024. The study was not selected as a sample and completed with 207 students who agreed to participate. Personal information forms including socio-demographic data and Scale of Attitudes Towards Brain Drain in Nursing Students (ASBD) were used as data collection tools. The data were collected by face-to-face survey method and analyzed with statistical package programs. The mean age of the participants was 20.36±3.402 years. The majority of the participants were female (93.1%). Germany (32.85%), Italy (10.14%), and Switzerland (7.24%) were the countries that the students wanted to migrate to the most. The total score of the participants in the ASBD was high (55.61 ± 11.439). The results of the study can guide understanding of the attitudes of vocational school of health students towards brain drain and creating policies for planning human resources in the health sector; It is thought that it may also be useful in terms of human resources planning in the health sector.
Keywords : Beyin göçü, sağlık politikası, sağlık iş gücü

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