Age-dependent relationships between work ability, thinking of quitting the job, and actual leaving among Italian nurses: A longitudinal study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1645-1659

  Camerino, Donatella ^a,b   Conway, Paul Maurice ^a,b   van der Heijden, Beatrice Isabella Johanna Maria ^c,d,e   Estryn Béhar, Madeleine ^f   Costa, Giovanni ^a,b   Hasselhorn, Hans Martin ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c MAASTRICHT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Netherlands)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^f HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Nurses; Perceived work ability; Personnel turnover; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ITALY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; THINKING; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; ITALY; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; THINKING; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 53549113309     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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