Surgeons' work ability and performance in surgical care: Relations between organisational predictors, work engagement and work ability

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 398, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 317-325

  Mache, Stefanie ^a,b   Danzer, Gerhard ^a   Klapp, Burghard F ^a   Groneberg, David A ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health care services; Performance; Work ability; Work engagement; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK CAPACITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84878514967     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: 14352451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-012-1044-3     Document Type: Article

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