An integrative review of the impact of indirect trauma exposure in health professionals and potential issues of salience for midwives

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 729-743

  Sheen, Kayleigh ^a   Slade, Pauline ^a   Spiby, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Compassion fatigue; Healthcare professionals; Integrative review; Midwives; Posttraumatic stress; Secondary traumatic stress; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COMPASSION FATIGUE; HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; HUMAN; INJURY; INTEGRATIVE REVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; MIDWIFE; NURSE MIDWIFE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS;

BURNOUT; COMPASSION FATIGUE; HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; INTEGRATIVE REVIEW; MIDWIVES; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS; SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS; TRAUMATIC STRESS;

HUMANS; NURSE MIDWIVES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84897628758     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12274     Document Type: Article

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