Personal determinants of burnout in nursing staff at geriatric centers

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 246-249

  Gandoy Crego, Manuel ^a   Clemente, Miguel ^b   Mayán Santos, Jose Manuel ^a   Espinosa, Pablo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burnout of nursing staff; Motivational values; Nursing of the elderly; Personality of the nursing persons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSES; NURSING HOMES; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS;

EID: 58349105628     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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