Occupational Stress and Implementation of Information Technology Among Nurses Working on Acute Psychiatric Wards

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-49

  Koivunen, Marita ^a   Kontio, Raija ^b   Pitkänen, Anneli ^c   Katajisto, Jouko ^d   Välimäki, Maritta ^d  

^a Satakunta Hospital District   (Finland)

^b HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Information technology; Occupational stress; Psychiatric nursing; Workplace safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNET; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84872149464     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2012.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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