Health circles for teleworkers: selective results on stress, strain and coping styles.
Telework is decentralized computer-mediated performance of work activities at a location distant from the employing organization. In order to improve well-being at such remote workplaces, we developed a health circle (HC) concept for teleworkers. Three HC sessions were conducted with a total of 17 t...
| Publicado en: | Health Education Research Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 327 - 339 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jun2000
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