Workplace health resources based on sense of coherence theory

International Journal of Workplace Health Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 156-167

  Nilsson, Petra ^a,b   Ejlertsson, Göran ^a   Troein, Margareta ^c  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health services; Hospital employees; Hospitals; Resources; Sense of coherence; Specific enhancing resources; Sweden; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COOPERATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; EXPERIENCE; FLEXIBILITY; GENERALIZED RESISTANCE RESOURCE; HARMONY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPEN MINDEDNESS; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; SENSE OF COHERENCE THEORY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN; THEORY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84874166190     PISSN: 17538351     EISSN: 1753836X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538351211268809     Document Type: Article

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