The impact of perinatal death on obstetrics nurses: A longitudinal and cross-sectional examination

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-81

  Ben Ezra, Menachem ^a   Palgi, Yuval ^b   Walker, Reut ^a   Many, Ariel ^c   Hamam Raz, Yaira ^a  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Obstetrics nurses; Perinatal death; Psychiatric symptoms; Psychological trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE; OBSTETRICS NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERINATAL DEATH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; TIME;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSES; OBSTETRIC NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84890456786     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2013-0071     Document Type: Article

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