The effect of a psychological empowerment program based on psychodrama on empowerment perception and burnout levels in oncology nurses: Psychological empowerment in oncology nurses

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 393-401

  Özbaş, Azize Atli ^a   Tel, Havva ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Burnout; Oncology nurse; Psychodrama; Psychological empowerment; Workplace empowerment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHODRAMA; PSYCHOLOGY; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; ONCOLOGY NURSING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHODRAMA; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944081359     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951515001121     Document Type: Article

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