The influence of intrinsic and extrinsic job values on turnover intention among continuing care assistants in Nova Scotia

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-129

  Dill, Donna M ^a   Keefe, Janice M ^b   McGrath, Daniel S ^c  

^a Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuing care assistants; Health human resources; Home care staff; Job values; Nursing home staff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84868261900     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621424.2012.681526     Document Type: Article

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