The relationship between managed competition in home care nursing services and nurse outcomes

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-165

  Doran, Diane ^a,b   Pickard, Jennie ^c   Harris, Janet ^d   Coyte, Peter C ^e   MacRae, Andrew R ^e   Laschinger, Heather S ^f   Darlington, Gerarda ^g   Carryer, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Performance Management and Accountability   (Canada)

^d Rouge Valley Health System   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community nursing; Home care; Job satisfaction; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CONTRACT SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANAGED COMPETITION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 38449102468     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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