Burnout mediates the association between depression and patient safety perceptions: a cross-sectional study in hospital nurses.

Judith Johnson; Gemma Louch; Alice Dunning; Olivia Johnson; Angela Grange; Caroline Reynolds; Louise Hall; Jane K. O'Hara

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Burnout mediates the association between depression and patient safety perceptions: a cross-sectional study in hospital nurses.

April 26, 2017

Johnson J, Louch G, Dunning A, et al. J Adv Nurs. 2017;73(7):1667-1680.

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Burnout among health care providers is common. In keeping with prior research, this study involving 323 nurses suggests that burnout and depression have important implications for patient safety.

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