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Attitudes, empathy and burnout among staff in geriatric and psychogeriatric care
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Assessment of attitudes towards demented patients among students and nursing staff as well as attitudes towards active euthanasia, wish to transfer to other jobs, ability of empathy and experience of burnout among nursing staff showed that the lower burnout score the staff have the more positive are the attitudes.Abstract:
This study concerned assessments of attitudes towards demented patients among students and nursing staff as well as attitudes towards active euthanasia, wish to transfer to other jobs, ability of e read more
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Psychosocial determinants of burnout in geriatric nursing.
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Quality in dementia care : evaluating staff attitudes and behaviour.
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