Stressors, burnout and social support: Nurses in acute mental health settings

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 622-631

  Jenkins, Richard ^a   Elliott, Peter ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute mental health; Burnout; Mental health nursing; Occupational stress; Social support; Stressors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTION; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; THREAT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 10044264340     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03240.x     Document Type: Article

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