Emotional distress and occupational burnout in health care professionals serving HIV-infected patients: A comparison with oncology and internal medicine services

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 348-356

  Lopez Castillo J ^a   Gurpegui, M ^a   Ayuso Mateos, J L ^b,d   Luna, J D ^a   Catalan, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burnout; Health care; Human immunodeficiency virus; Staff; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ONCOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0344631103     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000012354     Document Type: Article

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