A comparative study of stress and burnout among staff caregivers in nursing homes and acute geriatric wards

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-85

  Cocco, Ennio ^a   Gatti, Monica ^b   De Mendonça Lima, Carlos Augusto ^a   Camus, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burnout; Caregivers; Consultation Liaison Psychiatry; Elderly; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPERSONALIZATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037241586     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.800     Document Type: Article

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