Nursing aides' attitudes to elder abuse in nursing homes: The effect of work stressors and burnout

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 674-684

  Shinan Altman, Shiri ^a   Cohen, Miri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward elder abuse; Burnout; Long term facilities; Theory of planned behavior; Work stressors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONFLICT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT ABUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349451784     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp093     Document Type: Article

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