Cancer surgeons' distress and well-being, I: The tension between a culture of productivity and the need for self-care

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1229-1235

  Guest, Rebecca S ^a   Baser, Ray ^a   Li, Yuelin ^a   Scardino, Peter T ^a   Brown, Arthur E ^a   Kissane, David W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC AGENT; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; HUMAN; INTELLECT; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SLEEP MEDICINE; SPIRITUAL CARE; SURGEON; WELLBEING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EFFICIENCY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79955852738     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-1622-6     Document Type: Article

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