Work Stress and Psychological Well-being among the Nursing Profession in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 256-260

  Boey, K W ^b   Chan, K B ^a   Ko, Y C ^a   Goh, L G ^a   Lim, G C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nursing; Psychological well being; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SINGAPORE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SINGAPORE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031155949     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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