Relationship between hardiness and risk of burnout in a sample of 92 nurses working in oncology and aids wards

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 78-82

  Costantini, A ^a   Solano, L ^a   Di Napoli, R ^a   Bosco, A ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burnout; Coping; Hardiness; Nursing; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; ONCOLOGY; PERSONALITY; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENT;

EID: 0030929581     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000289112     Document Type: Article

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