Staff satisfaction with work, perceived quality of care and stress in elderly care: Psychometric assessments and associations

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 318-328

  Engström, Maria ^a,b   Ljunggren, Brigitta ^b   Lindqvist, Ragny ^b   Carlsson, Marianne ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exploratory factor analysis; Job satisfaction; Quality of care; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COOPERATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; SWEDEN; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MORALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33645720998     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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