The psychosocial and health effects of workplace reorganisation. 1. A systematic review of organisational-level interventions that aim to increase employee control

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 945-954

  Egan, Matt ^a   Bambra, Clare ^b   Thomas, Sian ^a   Petticrew, Mark ^a   Whitehead, Margaret ^c   Thomson, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH WORKER; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYEE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 35649007456     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.054965     Document Type: Review

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