title: The mental health of hospital nurses in Tasmania as measured by the 12-item General Health Questionnaire.
abstract: Among a sample of 270 nurses who completed the General Health Questionnaire a third had scores to indicate 'caseness'. Using principal component analysis three dimensions emerged which accounted for 64% of the variance. Preliminary findings indicate that nurses working in medical, psychiatric, surgical and pool/on call settings, in that order, had much higher rates of 'caseness' compared to their colleagues in other work settings.
authors.affiliation: Tasmanian School of Nursing, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia. G.Farrell@utas.edu.au
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Farrell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013648:Tasmania