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Arkhlo M A, Hajibabaee F. Organizational Dehumanization of Nurses: A Systematic Review. IJN 2025; 38 (S1 )
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1- Department of Nursing Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Nursing Management, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,hajibabaeefateme@yahoo.com
2- Department of Nursing Management, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
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Background & Aims Nurses often face long work shifts and mandatory overtime imposed by hospitals, violating productivity laws. This treatment leads to a sense of being viewed as mere tools, contributing to organizational dehumanization (ODH), where employees feel objectified and easily replaceable by their organization. The present study aims to review studies on nurses’ ODH to examine how nurses perceive the contributing factors and consequences of this phenomenon.
Materials & Methods This is a comprehensive systematic review that involved searching relevant articles published in Persian or English from 2012 to 2024 using keywords such as Dehumanization, Nursing management, Nurse, and Organization and Boolean operators (OR and AND) in national and international databases including Magiran, IranMedex, Scientific Information Database (SID), IranDoc, PubMed, ProQuest, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science.
Results The initial search yielded 73 articles. After carefully screening titles and abstracts, ensuring access to full texts, and removing duplicates, 6 articles in English were selected for review. No relevant articles in Persian were identified. There were five quantitative studies and one review study. The ODH of nurses leads to low job satisfaction, emotional fatigue, psychological stress, decreased organizational commitment, and increased intention to leave. It also reduces work engagement, which is vital for work-life balance, psychological well-being, and burnout prevention.
Conclusion The factors that cause ODH in nurses include organizational characteristics, interpersonal factors, the organization’s ability to perceive dehumanization, social factors, environmental factors, occupational characteristics, and individual factors. Since ODH negatively affects nurses’ mental health, it needs immediate attention by nursing managers; they should identify factors that contribute to or protect against ODH, and promptly develop treatment and prevention policies.
Materials & Methods This is a comprehensive systematic review that involved searching relevant articles published in Persian or English from 2012 to 2024 using keywords such as Dehumanization, Nursing management, Nurse, and Organization and Boolean operators (OR and AND) in national and international databases including Magiran, IranMedex, Scientific Information Database (SID), IranDoc, PubMed, ProQuest, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science.
Results The initial search yielded 73 articles. After carefully screening titles and abstracts, ensuring access to full texts, and removing duplicates, 6 articles in English were selected for review. No relevant articles in Persian were identified. There were five quantitative studies and one review study. The ODH of nurses leads to low job satisfaction, emotional fatigue, psychological stress, decreased organizational commitment, and increased intention to leave. It also reduces work engagement, which is vital for work-life balance, psychological well-being, and burnout prevention.
Conclusion The factors that cause ODH in nurses include organizational characteristics, interpersonal factors, the organization’s ability to perceive dehumanization, social factors, environmental factors, occupational characteristics, and individual factors. Since ODH negatively affects nurses’ mental health, it needs immediate attention by nursing managers; they should identify factors that contribute to or protect against ODH, and promptly develop treatment and prevention policies.
Type of Study: Review |
Subject:
nursing
Received: 2025/02/23 | Accepted: 2025/03/21 | Published: 2025/03/21
Received: 2025/02/23 | Accepted: 2025/03/21 | Published: 2025/03/21
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