Work factors related to psychological and health-related distress among employees with chronic illnesses

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-277

  Munir, Fehmidah ^a   Yarker, Joanna ^b   Haslam, Cheryl ^a   Long, Helen ^c   Leka, Stavroula ^d   Griffiths, Amanda ^d   Cox, Sara ^d  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c B3 Porterbrook House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Employees; Health; Psychological distress; Work

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34250186762     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-007-9074-3     Document Type: Article

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