Role of psychological empowerment in the reduction of burnout in Canadian healthcare workers

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-17

  Boudrias, Jean Sébastien ^a   Morin, Alexandre J S ^b,c   Brodeur, Marie Michèle ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Planetree Quebec Network   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burnout; Healthcare; Psychological empowerment; Stressor; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84857193364     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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