Burnout syndrome among critical care healthcare workers

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 482-488

  Embriaco, Nathalie ^b   Papazian, Laurent ^b   Kentish Barnes, Nancy ^b   Pochard, Frederic ^b   Azoulay, Elie ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conflicts; Depression; End of life care; Exhaustion; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB STRESS; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; WORKING TIME;

AGE FACTORS; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34548422762     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3282efd28a     Document Type: Review

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