Citation

Howard R, Rose J, Levenson V. J. Appl. Res. Intellect. Disabil. 2009; 22(6): 538-548.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00496.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Background  Staff in intellectual disability services can experience high levels of violence, which may lead to burnout. Staff burnout may result in poorer quality services. Previous research has suggested that factors such as fear of violence, self-efficacy and staff support moderate the impact of violence on burnout.