Influence of work environment on emotional health in a health care setting

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-212

  Chan, Angelina O M ^a   Chan, Yiong Huak ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 2642536706     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqh062     Document Type: Article

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