Background: The health profession is a burnout producer due to the continuous contact with
pain and suffering. In addition, excessive workloads can generate stress and psychological …

BACKGROUND Burnout is a syndrome affecting the entirety of work life and characterized
by cynicism, detachment, and inefficacy. Despite longstanding concerns about burnout in …

Introducción: Los riesgos psicosociales y en particular el estrés se han convertido en uno de
los principales problemas para la salud y la seguridad laboral. Se ha realizado una revisión …

Background C hinese physicians are not only facing heavy work overloads, but also abuse
and injury because of patient mistrust of physicians. The primary objective of the present …

Abstract Background Emergency Physicians (EPs) are regularly confronted with work
related traumatic events and hectic work conditions. Several studies mention a high …

Background Worldwide, there is a widespread and disturbing pattern of violence towards
healthcare workers. However, violent occurrences in Israeli hospitals have often been …

Violence and assault in the emergency department (ED) are recognized as significant
occupational hazards for nursing professionals. The front-line staff of health care delivery …

Background: Major work has been carried out on the psychological well-being of emergency
room doctors in the US, Canada and in other developed countries, but little has been …

BACKGROUND: The impact of noise pollution on both the patient and the care provider has
been extensively studied in the neonatal intensive care unit and in other critical care units …

This pilot study is one of the first to examine the impact of job strain and shift work on both
the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis …