Predictors of "quality of work" and "poor health" among primary health-care personnel in Catalonia: Evidence based on cross-sectional, retrospective and longitudinal design

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-218

  Dolan, Simon L ^a   García, Salvador ^b   Cabezas, Carmen ^c   Tzafrir, Shay S ^d  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Fundacio Jordi Gol i Gurina   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Personal health; Public sector organizations; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; WORKPLACE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JOB SATISFACTION; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 41149089283     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860810859058     Document Type: Article

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