Stress from working conditions among home care personnel with musculoskeletal symptoms

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 181-189

  Brulin, Christine ^b   Winkvist, Anna ^c   Langendoen, Stivia ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Domestic workers; Home care personnel; Nursing aides; Nursing assistants; Perceived work environment; Qualitative study; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033628732     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01209.x     Document Type: Article

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