Psychosocial and organizational work environment of nurse managers and self-reported depressive symptoms: Cross-sectional analysis from a cohort of nurse managers

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 252-269

  Nourry, Nathalie ^a,b   Luc, Amandine ^c   Lefebvre, François ^d   Sultan Taïeb, Hélène ^e   Béjean, Sophie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d Strasbourg Teaching Hospitals   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Effort reward imbalance; Health care workers; Mental health; Nurse managers; Psychosocial constraints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; REWARD; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; REWARD; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84901601805     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-014-0264-x     Document Type: Article

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