How do junior doctors' work characteristics relate to burnout and work engagement? Results from a German longitudinal cohort study
Schneider, A.; Weigl, M.; Petru, R.; Angerer, P. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2014 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: Hospital doctors are at increased risk for stress-related illnesses [1]. Previous research shows that work conditions in the hospital are associated with doctors' ill health in terms of burnout and depression [2,3,4]. The Job Demands-Resources model (JD-R) postulates different premises for the impact of work conditions on ill-health [5,6,7]. Drawing on the JD-R model, we hypothesized that job demands and job resources are longitudinally related to burnout and work engagement, respectively. Methods: The sample is part of a prospective cohort study of German junior doctors undergoing specialty training…