Ownership type and team climate in elderly care facilities: The moderating effect of stress factors

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 647-657

  Heponiemi, Tarja ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^b   Kouvonen, Anne ^a   Noro, Anja ^b   Finne Soveri, Harriet ^a   Sinervo, Timo ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Nurses; Older people care staff; Psychosocial stress; Team climate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; ROLE PLAYING; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG-TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OWNERSHIP; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856776899     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05777.x     Document Type: Article

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