A comparative study of organisational characteristics, work characteristics and nurses’ psychological work reactions in a hospital and nursing home setting
International Journal of Nursing StudiesPublished 27 August 2005
Tilja I.J. van den Berg, Jan A. Landeweerd, Gladys E. R. Tummers, Godefridus G. van Merode
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Results show that the major difference in hospital-based and nursing home practice is in the work organisation as assessed by the organisational characteristics "environmental uncertainty" and "decision authority".
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Results show that the major difference in hospital-based and nursing home practice is in the work organisation as assessed by the organisational characteristics "environmental uncertainty" and "decision authority". Relations found between variables are in majority in line with the JDC-model and confirm the applicability of this theory in different types of health care settings.
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