The Experience of Secondary Traumatic Stress Upon Care Providers Working Within a Children's Hospital

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 270-279

  Robins, Paul M ^a,b   Meltzer, Lisa ^a,b   Zelikovsky, Nataliya ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Compassion fatigue; Pediatric providers; Secondary traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 67650756378     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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