Background and aim: Healthcare suffers from understaffing; thus, attracting personnel and ensuring a high number of graduates is imperative. Therefore, intention to quit must be studied and lowered not only for those already working, but also for students. This paper investigates current intentions to quit health-related and medical studies in Austria.

Materials and methods: Students enrolled in a (human) health-related studies including medicine were investigated from December 2021 to June 2022 regarding intention to quit their studies. In total, 756 participated in a nation-wide anonymous online survey in Austria.

Results: In all, 11.7% have increased intentions to quit, of which a smaller number comprises medical students. After two steps, a logistic regression regarding higher intentions to quit shows significances concerning satisfaction with the program, the feeling of being capable to cope with the daily demands of the studies, feeling financially secure, and headache.

Conclusion: The pandemic's effects were not indicative of intention to quit for the population studied, but dissatisfaction, not feeling up to the daily study demands, and financial issues. Thus, informing (potential) students better about the requirements and focusing on program quality are crucial. Improving intention to continue studying seems to depend on ensuring satisfaction with the study program.

Keywords: Context of studies; Education; Pandemic; Satisfaction; Students.

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背景和目的： 医疗服务人员短缺，因此吸引人才并确保大量毕业生至关重要。因此，不仅需要研究在职员工的离职意向，并降低其比例，还需要关注学生的类似问题。本文调查了奥地利医疗相关专业学生当前的学习放弃意愿。

材料与方法： 从2021年12月到2022年6月，对所有在读的（人类）健康相关的专业的学生（包括医学专业）进行了学习放弃意向的研究。总共756名学生参加了奥地利全国范围内的匿名在线调查。

结果： 总体而言，11.7%的学生增加了学习放弃意愿，其中一部分是医学专业的学生。通过两步法的逻辑回归分析显示，对课程满意度、应对日常学习需求的能力感受、财务安全感以及头痛症状与更高的学习放弃倾向存在显著关联。

结论： 研究的人群中，疫情的影响并未显示出增加学习放弃意愿的趋势。但不满意感、无法满足日常学习要求和经济问题则成为重要因素。因此，更好地向（潜在）学生介绍课程的要求以及专注于提高教学质量至关重要。要改善继续学习的意愿似乎取决于确保对学习项目的满意度。

关键词： 学习环境；教育；疫情；满意度；学生。