%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment of head nurses¡¯ mental health
%A Gesouli-Voltyraki E.
%A Marneras Ch.
%A Charisi E.
%A Kostopoulou S.
%J Interscientific Health Care
%D 2012
%I University of Thessaly
%X Aim: To investigate mental health of head nurses in internal medicine and surgery departments of Athens and province. Material and methods: 79 head nurses and nurse supervisors in internal medicine and surgery departments of secondary health care hospitals in Athens and one provincial town filled in the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)-28. Results: Mean age of the sample was 40.19¡À5.30 years old.10% of head nurses and nurse supervisors exhibited considerable mental health burden, while no differences were observed between men and women. Conclusions: Head nurses and nurse supervisors generally exhibit lower mental burden than other nurses. However, in a considerable percentage of them, mental heal problems are still significant, without differentiation between men and women.
%K Mental health
%K nurses
%K head nurses
%U http://inhealthcare.gr/article/en/aksiologisi-psuxikis-ugeias-proistamenon-nosileutikon-tmimaton