Association of job-related stress factors with psychological and somatic symptoms among Japanese hospital nurses: Effect of departmental environment in acute care hospitals

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-85

  Kawano, Yuri ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Employee performance; Mental health; Workplace fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 40349101691     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.50.79     Document Type: Article

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