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April 13, 2026The Journal of Rural Health0 citations

Rural health care workforce retention measures: A rapid scoping review

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MMMichelle A. MengelingRSRachel SearsCBCasey H. Buchanan

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  • The aim is to evaluate current measures of rural health workforce retention and their effectiveness.
  • Conducted a rapid scoping review of existing literature on rural workforce retention measures.
  • Analyzed definitions and reporting of retention across different studies.
  • Identified gaps in the measurement and reporting of retention metrics.
  • Found inconsistent definitions of workforce retention across studies.
  • Highlighted the need for specific measurable time frames for retention metrics.
  • Reported that unclear retention metrics hinder effective strategy evaluation and scalability.

Abstract

Inconsistent and incompletely reported measures of rural workforce retention limit evaluation and scalability of effective strategies. Research should explicitly define retention, specify a measurable time frame, and clearly report key conceptual and methodological elements to enable comparison across settings. For the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and other rural systems, clear retention metrics are essential to ensure workforce stability and sustain access to high-quality care for rural Veterans.

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Mengeling et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc892e3afacbeac03eaf8ahttps://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.70145
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