Depressive symptoms among Chinese nurses: Prevalence and the associated factors

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1166-1175

  Gao, Yu Qin ^a   Pan, Bo Chen ^a   Sun, Wei ^a   Wu, Hui ^a   Wang, Jia Na ^a   Wang, Lie ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Job content; Life style; Nurses; Over commitment; Working environment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84858862621     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05832.x     Document Type: Article

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