Psychological well-being and psychosocial work environment characteristics among emergency medical and nursing staff

Stress and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-160

  Escribà Agüir, Vicenta ^a,b,d   Pérez Hoyos, Santiago ^b,c  

^a Gender and Health Network (RIGS)   (Spain)

^b Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Mental health; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING PRACTICE; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; STAFF NURSE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34548229427     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1131     Document Type: Article

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