Quiet Quitting, Quality of Life, and Coping Strategies Among Healthcare Workers

NCT07311187 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 202/2025/Oss/IOR
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 382
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the psychological and physical well-being of healthcare professionals working at an orthopedic surgical hospital. In particular, we want to assess the presence and spread of a new work phenomenon called "quiet quitting," a phenomenon that has spread significantly in recent years in many work contexts.

Conditions

Well-being at Work

Keywords

Quiet Quitting; Health Personnel

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Quiet Quitting scale

  The scale consists of nine items that investigate three main aspects of the phenomenon: detachment, understood as emotional separation from work-related concerns and thoughts; lack of motivation, understood as reduced drive to actively engage in one's work; and lack of initiative, understood as a low propensity to go beyond the minimum requirements of supervisors, i.e., to engage in non-mandatory activities. Responses to each item are provided on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5. The overall score on the scale is reported as the average of the items, and an average score above 2.06 identifies a 'quiet quitter', i.e. a person who experiences the phenomenon of silent abandonment.

  The Quiet Quitting Scale survey was first conducted in June 2025 and will be repeated in 2026.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Quality of life (SF-12 scale)

  The Quality of life survey was first conducted in June 2025 and will be repeated in 2026.

• Mindfulness Organizing Scale (MOS)

  The Mindfulness Organizing Scale survey was first conducted in June 2025 and will be repeated in 2026.

Study Arms (1)

Health Workers

Nurses and allied health workers

Other: Quiet Quitting Scale

Interventions

Quiet Quitting Scale OTHER

The Quiet Quitting scale (QQs) will be used to assess the phenomenon of silent resignation and to identify possible prognostic factors.

Health Workers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study will be conducted within the hospital services of the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR). The central site in Bologna, the Rizzoli-Sicilia Department, and the Departments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology and Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine of the Rizzoli-Argenta site will be involved.

You may qualify if:

• All workers in the healthcare sector, such as nurses, physical therapists, technical professionals, and social
• Healthcare workers employed by the services and departments of the facilities involved.
• Workers who express their willingness to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Workers employed on temporary contracts or on contracts with third parties other than the hospital involved
• Workers who are absent from work for more than 3 months during the survey period, such as workers on maternity leave, long-term sick leave, or accident leave.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli: lead

Study Sites (1)

SAITeR IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Bologna, Italy, Italy

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Magnano, P., Platania, S., Ramaci, T., & Santisi, G. (2017). VALIDATION OF THE ITALIAN VERSION OF THE MINDFULNESS ORGANIZING SCALE (MOS) IN ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXTS. 24(1).

  RESULT

• Apolone G, Mosconi P. The Italian SF-36 Health Survey: translation, validation and norming. J Clin Epidemiol. 1998 Nov;51(11):1025-36. doi: 10.1016/s0895-4356(98)00094-8.

  PMID: 9817120 RESULT

• Galanis, P., Katsiroumpa, A., Vraka, I., Konstantakopoulou, O., Moisoglou, I., Gallos, P., & Kaitelidou, D. (2023). Quiet quitting among employees: A proposed cut-off score for the "Quiet Quitting" Scale. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3076541/v1

  RESULT

• Galanis P, Katsiroumpa A, Vraka I, Siskou O, Konstantakopoulou O, Moisoglou I, Gallos P, Kaitelidou D. The quiet quitting scale: Development and initial validation. AIMS Public Health. 2023 Oct 17;10(4):828-848. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2023055. eCollection 2023.

  PMID: 38187899 RESULT

Study Officials

• Mattia Morri

  IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PT

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 16, 2025
• First Posted: December 30, 2025
• Study Start: June 3, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026
• Last Updated: January 2, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IT (1)