Job conditions, job satisfaction, somatic complaints and burnout among East African nurses

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 1763-1775

  van der Doef, Margot ^a   Mbazzi, Femke Bannink ^b   Verhoeven, Chris ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AVSI Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Burnout; East Africa; Job conditions; Job satisfaction; Nurses; Nursing; Somatic complaints; Stress

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AFRICA, EASTERN; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSES;

EID: 84861226589     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03995.x     Document Type: Article

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