Impact of recurrent changes in the work environment on nurses' psychological well-being and sickness absence

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 646-656

  Verhaeghe, Rik ^a   Vlerick, Peter ^a   Gemmel, Paul ^a   Maele, Georges Van ^a   Backer, Guy De ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Empirical research report; Job satisfaction; Job stress; Nurses; Questionnaire; Recurrent changes; Sickness absence; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33751270403     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04058.x     Document Type: Article

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