Striving for balance between family and work demands among Iranian nurses

Nursing Science Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-172

  Lagerström, Monica ^a   Josephson, Malin ^b   Arsalani, Narges ^c   Fallahi Khoshknab, Masoud ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation   (Iran)

Author keywords

Family; Grounded theory; Iran; Nursing work life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77954189130     PISSN: 08943184     EISSN: 15527409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894318410362543     Document Type: Article

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