Systematic review of interventions for reducing occupational stress in health care workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-178

  Ruotsalainen, Jani ^a   Serra, Consol ^b   Marine, Albert ^c   Verbeek, Jos ^d  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c Servicio de Cirugía General Y Aparato Digestivo   (Spain)

^d Amsterdam Public Health research institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Burnout; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Meta analysis; Nurse

Indexed keywords

HEALTH WORKER; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; SPATIAL COGNITION;

ANXIETY; BURNOUT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ACHIEVEMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 48049083129     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1240     Document Type: Review

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