Assessing Burnout in Portuguese Health Care Workers who Care for the Dying: Validity and Reliability of a Burnout Scale Using Exploratory Factor Analysis

Aims: The aim of this study was to develop an effective instrument to measure levels of burnout in Health Care Workers (HCWs) who care for dying patients and confirm the validity and reliability of the scale. The Burnout scale for workers who care for dying patients was created in 2005, by Gouveia M...

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Main Authors: Carol Gouveia Melo, David Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen 2012-11-01
Series:Psychology, Community & Health
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Online Access:http://pch.psychopen.eu/article/view/21