Comparing satisfaction and burnout between caseload and standard care midwives: Findings from two cross-sectional surveys conducted in Victoria, Australia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Newton, Michelle S ^a   McLachlan, Helen L ^a   Willis, Karen F ^b   Forster, Della A ^a,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MATERNAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKLOAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924246183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-014-0426-7     Document Type: Article

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