A scale for measuring specific job demands within the health care sector: Development and psychometric assessment

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 914-923

  Sundin, Lisa ^a   Hochwälder, Jacek ^b   Bildt, Carina ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Job demands; Nursing; Psychometric evaluation; Scale development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; WORK;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 44849084219     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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