Predictors of self-assessed physical and mental health of Icelandic nurses: Results from a national survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1479-1489

  Sveinsdóttir, Herdís ^a   Gunnarsdóttir, Hólmfrídur K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Research Center for Occupational Health and Well being   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Mental health; Nurses; Occupational health; Physical health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ICELAND; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ICELAND; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 50249147383     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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