the impact of balint work on alexithymia, perceived stress, perceived social support and burnout among physicians working in palliative care: A longitudinal study

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 53-63

  Popa Velea, Ovidiu ^a   Truţescu, Carmen Ioana ^a   Diaconescu, Liliana Veronica ^a  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Balint; Burnout; Palliative care; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BURNOUT; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROMANIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPERSONALIZATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; ROMANIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85062399190     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: 1896494X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01302     Document Type: Article

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