Predictors of physical and mental health in hospital nurses within the People's Republic of China: Original article

International Nursing Review

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-91

  Lambert, Vickie A ^a,b,e   Lambert, C E ^a,b   Petrini, M ^a   Li, X M ^c   Zhang, Y J ^d  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Lambert and Lambert Nursing Consultants   (United States)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Nurses; People's Republic of China; Physical Mental Health; Psychological Hardiness; Workplace Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; CHINA; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33847053238     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2007.00512.x     Document Type: Review

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