Multi-level modeling of aspects associated with poor mental health in a sample of prehospital emergency professionals

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 847-857

  Arial, Marc ^a   Wild, Pascal ^a,b   Benoit, Damien ^c   Chouaniere, Dominique ^a   Danuser, Brigitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b PW Statistical Consulting   (France)

^c Ergonomicch ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Effort reward imbalance; GHQ; Multi level modeling; Out of hospital care providers; Paramedics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AMBULANCES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052721149     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20992     Document Type: Article

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