Coaching for workers with chronic illness: Evaluating an intervention

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 385-398

  McGonagle, Alyssa K ^a   Beatty, Joy E ^b   Joffe, Rosalind ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^c CICoachcom   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Chronic illness; Coaching; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREER PLANNING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXHAUSTION; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGER; MARKETING; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; WORK CAPACITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUNSELING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84903577269     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036601     Document Type: Article

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