Experiences of burnout and coping strategies utilized by occupational therapists

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 86-95

  Gupta, Sangeeta ^a   Paterson, Margo L ^b   Lysaght, Rosemary M ^b   Von Zweck, Claudia M ^c  

^a HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CTTC Building ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotional exhaustion; Health care provider; Occupational therapy; Stress management; Stress mediators

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ONTARIO; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84859596942     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.2012.79.2.4     Document Type: Article

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