Examining the sources of occupational stress in an emergency department

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 737-742

  Basu, S ^a   Yap, C ^a   Mason, S ^b  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency services; NHS workforce; Occupational stress; Perceived work stressors; Stress; Wellbeing; Work place stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNOUT; COMPLICATION; ENGLAND; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85014091767     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqw155     Document Type: Article

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