Do positive relations with patients play a protective role for healthcare employees? Effects of patients’ gratitude and support on nurses’ burnout.

Background: A growing number of studies reveal that there are significant associations between a patient’s perception of quality of care and a health professional’s perceived quality of work life. Previous studies focused on the patients or on the workers. Alternatively, they centre the discussion o...

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Main Authors: Daniela eConverso, Barbara eLoera, Sara eViotti, Mara eMartini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
SEM
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00470/full