Burnout, Professional - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Quality of life during orthopaedic training and academic practice. Part 1: orthopaedic surgery residents and faculty.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: A pilot study of two academic training programs revealed concerning levels of resident burnout and psychological dysfunction. The purpose of the present study was to determine the quality of life of orthopaedic residents and faculty on a ... Read more...

Intergenerational views of hardiness in critical care nurses.

30 Aug 2009 As all nurses are aware, healthcare is experiencing a time of great change. This change can lead to stress, nurse vacancy rates, and burnout. However, the effects of stress can be mitigated by personal hardiness. This article presents an overview of ... Read more...

The burnout and exhaustion levels of nurses working in haemodialysis units.

30 Aug 2009 AIM: The aim of the study was to determine the burnout and exhaustion levers of nurses working in haemodialysis units. METHOD: The study was a cross-sectional and descriptive one. A total of 95 nurses working at the 17 dialysis centres in the centre ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Burnout, Professional - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The suffering of physicians. 22 Oct 2009
• Quality of life during orthopaedic training and academic practice. Part 1: orthopaedic surgery residents and faculty. 29 Sep 2009
• Intergenerational views of hardiness in critical care nurses. 30 Aug 2009
• The burnout and exhaustion levels of nurses working in haemodialysis units. 30 Aug 2009
• A survey of stress, job satisfaction and burnout among haemodialysis staff. 30 Aug 2009
• Registered nurses' perceptions of moral distress and ethical climate. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical supervision and the well-being of the psychiatric nurse. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of Qigong in patients with burnout: a randomized controlled trial. 30 Aug 2009
• Health-care worker burnout and the mental health imperative. 20 Aug 2009
• [Burnout symptoms in Austrian student nurses in their third year of training] 30 Jul 2009
• Health promotion in nurses: is there a healthy nurse in the house? 30 Jul 2009
• Impact of patient suicide on front-line staff in Ireland. 30 Jul 2009
• The development and pilot testing of an instrument to measure nurses' working environment: the Nursing Context Index. 25 Jul 2009
• Job strain in physical therapists. 14 Jul 2009
• Nursing: does it still eat its young, or have we progressed beyond this? 29 Jun 2009
• Relations among social support, burnout, and experiences of anger: an investigation among emergency nurses. 29 Jun 2009
• Experiences described by novice teaching academic staff in baccalaureate nursing education: a focus on mentoring. 29 Jun 2009
• Secondary traumatic stress in oncology staff. 29 Jun 2009
• How do stressors lead to burnout? The mediating role of motivation. 29 Jun 2009
• Impact of enhanced resources on anticipatory stress and adjustment to new information technology: a field-experimental test of conservation of resources theory. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Burnout, Professional'

Definition: An excessive stress reaction to one's occupational or professional environment. It is manifested by feelings of emotional and physical exhaustion coupled with a sense of frustration and failure.

Descriptor UI: D002055

Alternative terms: Burnout, Professional; Professional Burnout;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F02.830.900.110;

History Note: 90(83); was see under STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL 1983-89

Technical Notes: use Cat F3 qualif & even those with discretion