Exposure to violence in relation to personality traits, coping abilities, and burnout among caregivers in nursing homes: A case-control study

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 551-559

  Isaksson, Ulf ^a   Graneheim, Ulla Hällgren ^a   Richter, Jörg ^b   Eisemann, Martin ^c   Åström, Sture ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Burnout; Communication; Nurse patient interaction; Nursing home care; Personality traits; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 56049112589     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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