The Work-Related Quality of Life scale for healthcare workers

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 325-333

  Van Laar, Darren ^a   Edwards, Julian A ^a   Easton, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health psychology; Healthcare workers; Instrument validation; Quality of Working Life; Stress; Well being; Work Related Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34848858562     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04409.x     Document Type: Article

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