Burnout, psychosomatic symptoms and job satisfaction among Dutch nurse anaesthetists: A survey

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 616-621

  Meeusen, V ^a   Van Dam, K ^b   Brown Mahoney, C ^c   Van Zundert, A ^a   Knape, H ^d  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c School of Public Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; NETHERLANDS; NURSE ANESTHETIST; NURSE ATTITUDE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950502140     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2010.02213.x     Document Type: Article

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