The prevalence of burnout among oncology professionals: Oncologists are at risk of developing burnout

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1415-1422

  Eelen, S ^a   Bauwens, S ^a,b   Baillon, C ^b   Distelmans, W ^b   Jacobs, E ^a   Verzelen, A ^a  

^a Cédric Hèle Instituut Vzw   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cancer; Nurses; Oncologists; Oncology; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NURSE; OCCUPATION; ONCOLOGIST; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; RADIOTHERAPIST; SOCIAL WORKER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKER;

EID: 84915789125     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3579     Document Type: Article

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