Self-reported exhaustion: A possible indicator of reduced work ability and increased risk of sickness absence among human service workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 511-520

  Glise, K ^a,b   Hadzibajramovic, E ^a   Jonsdottir, I H ^a   Ahlborg Jr , G ^b  

^a Institute of Stress Medicine   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burnout; Exhaustion; Health personnel; Sickness absence; Validity; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANXIETY; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77955498233     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0490-x     Document Type: Article

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