Subjective socioeconomic status as a predictor of long-term care staff burnout and positive caregiving experiences

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 521-537

  Ayalon, Liat ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Burnout; Formal caregiving; Job satisfaction; Nursing; Patient care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS;

AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 41549120734     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610207006175     Document Type: Article

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