A comparative study of organisational characteristics, work characteristics and nurses' psychological work reactions in a hospital and nursing home setting

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 491-505

  van den Berg, Tilja I J ^a   A Landeweerd, Jan ^a   Tummers, Gladys E R ^a   van Merode, Godefridus G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burnout; Contingency approach; DCS model; Intrinsic work motivation; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33646110080     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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