Job satisfaction, stress and burnout in anaesthesia: Relevant topics for anaesthesiologists and healthcare managers?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 311-319

  Rama Maceiras, Pablo ^a   Parente, Suzana ^b   Kranke, Peter ^c  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^b Department of Anaesthesia   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetist; Job satisfaction; Professional burnout; Psychological; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ANESTHESIST; BASIC NEEDS; BURNOUT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DEPERSONALIZATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MASLOW S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS; MORAL DISTRESS; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF ACTUALIZATION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEAMWORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKFLOW;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84863619150     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328352816d     Document Type: Review

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