The impact of cognitively impaired patients and shift on nursing assistant stress

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 235-248

  Novak, Mark ^a   Chappell, Neena L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING; STRESS; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030472064     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/WT8G-G799-G69P-1UCU     Document Type: Article

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