Hospital noise pollution: An environmental stress model to guide research and clinical interventions

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 520-528

  Topf, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental hazards; Environmental pollution; Environmental stress model; Hospital noise pollution interventions

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT; FURNITURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034145872     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01307.x     Document Type: Article

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