Working life and stress symptoms among caregivers in elderly care with formal and no formal competence

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 732-741

  Engström, Maria ^a   Skytt, Bernice ^b   Nilsson, Annika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly care; Job satisfaction; Psychological empowerment; Stress symptoms; Structural empowerment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80052520319     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01270.x     Document Type: Article

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