A survey of nurses who experienced trauma in the workplace: Influence of coping strategies on traumatic stress

Stress and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-9

  Niiyama, Etsuko ^a,b   Okamura, Hitoshi ^a   Kohama, Akitsugu ^b   Taniguchi, Takahide ^c   Sounohara, Mitsuhiko ^d   Nagao, Mitsushiro ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL WELFARE   (Japan)

^c TOKUSHIMA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coping; Nurse; Trauma; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LANGUAGE; MALE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST; THINKING; THOUGHT DISORDER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 67650676836     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1217     Document Type: Article

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