Psychological well-being as a predictor of dropout among recently qualified Danish eldercare workers

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-245

  Giver, Hanne ^a   Faber, Anne ^a   Hannerz, Harald ^a   Strøyer, Jesper ^a   Rugulies, Reiner ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Elder care; health care; job dropout; Mental Health Inventory (MHI 5); prospective study; psychological well being; retention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL WORK;

COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 77951928852     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809348939     Document Type: Article

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