Evaluation of an open-rota system in a Danish psychiatric hospital: A mechanism for improving job satisfaction and work-life balance

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 282-288

  Pryce, Joanna ^a   Albertsen, Karen ^b   Nielsen, Karina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Intervention; Job satisfaction; Scheduling; Work life balance; Working hours

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33645717926     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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