Workplace and personal factors associated with physical and mental health in hospital nurses in China

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-126

  Lambert, Vickie A ^a,b,e   Lambert, Clinton E ^a,b   Petrini, Marcia ^a   Li, Mei ^c   Zhang, Yi Jin ^d  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Lambert and Lambert Nursing Consultants   (United States)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese hospital nurses; Coping strategies; Demographic characteristics; Physical and mental health; Psychological hardiness; Workplace stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34247617330     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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