Well-being of intensive care nurses (WEBIC): A job analytic approach

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 460-470

  Le Blanc, Pascale M ^a   De Jonge, Jan ^a   De Rijk, Angelique E ^b   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit nurses; Job analysis; Job satisfaction; Well being of intensive care nurses questionnaire; Workload, burnout

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; WORK; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0035514622     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01994.x     Document Type: Article

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