Work stress and reduced health in young physicians: Prospective evidence from Swiss residents

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-38

  Buddeberg Fischer, Barbara ^a   Klaghofer, Richard ^a   Stamm, Martina ^a   Siegrist, Johannes ^b   Buddeberg, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effort Reward imbalance; Longitudinal study; Overcommitment; Reduced health; Residents; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GERMANY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; REWARD; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWITZERLAND; WORKLOAD;

EID: 46949111701     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0303-7     Document Type: Article

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