Work stressors and the quality of life in long-term care units

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 633-643

  Pekkarinen, Laura ^a   Sinervo, Timo ^a   Perälä, Marja Leena ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elder care staff; Multilevel modeling; Need for assistance; Organization; Psychological Stress

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYEE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 6344241444     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.5.633     Document Type: Review

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