Burnout as a Predictor of Job Satisfaction in Peruvian Nurses: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement.
Background: Burnout and job satisfaction are widely studied phenomena within the field of occupational health, particularly among nursing professionals exposed to high work demands. Work engagement has been identified as a potential mediator that may buffer the negative effects of burnout on job sat...
| Publicado en: | Nursing Reports Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 63 - 75 |
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Feb2026
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