Differential effects of decision latitude and control on the job demands-strain relationship: A cross-sectional survey study among elderly care nursing staff

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-317

  Schmidt, Klaus Helmut ^a   Diestel, Stefan ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complaints; Control; Decision latitude; Exhaustion; Health care staff; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79952193122     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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