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1- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , hajibabaeefateme@yahoo.com
2- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of MedicalSciences, Tehran, Iran
2- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of MedicalSciences, Tehran, Iran
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Introduction: In Iran, nurses often face neglect, long 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, where employees feel objectified and easily replaceable by their organization.
Aim: The present study aims to provide a comprehensive review of studies conducted on the topic of organizational dehumanization of nurses. It seeks to answer the question of how nurses perceive the factors contributing to and the consequences of this phenomenon.
Material & Methods: This research is a comprehensive systematic review that searched for Persian articles using the keywords Dehumanization, Nursing management, Nurse, Organization in the databases of Magiran, Iran Medex, SID, and Irandoc for the time period of 2012 to 2024. Additionally, it searched for the keywords Dehumanization, Nursing management, Nurse, Organization in the databases of PubMed, ProQuest, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science for the same time period.
Results: After receiving studies according to the entry and exit criteria by carefully examining the titles and content, the possibility of accessing the full text and removing duplicates, the full text of the remaining 73 articles was carefully examined, which was analyzed at the end of 6 articles in English according to the research objective. There were five quantitative studies and a review study that examined the studies, organizational characteristics, interpersonal factors, perception of dehumanization by the organization, social factors, environmental factors, occupational characteristics and individual factors are all factors that cause organizational dehumanization in nurses.
Conclusion: The study indicates that organizational dehumanization in nursing leads to low job satisfaction, emotional fatigue, psychological stress, decreased organizational commitment, and a desire to leave. It also reduces work engagement, which is vital for work-life quality, psychological well-being, and burnout prevention. Because organizational dehumanization negatively impacts mental health, causing emotional numbness and decreased empathy, it's a critical issue requiring immediate attention. Nursing managers must identify factors that contribute to and protect against organizational dehumanization, and promptly develop treatment and prevention policies.
Aim: The present study aims to provide a comprehensive review of studies conducted on the topic of organizational dehumanization of nurses. It seeks to answer the question of how nurses perceive the factors contributing to and the consequences of this phenomenon.
Material & Methods: This research is a comprehensive systematic review that searched for Persian articles using the keywords Dehumanization, Nursing management, Nurse, Organization in the databases of Magiran, Iran Medex, SID, and Irandoc for the time period of 2012 to 2024. Additionally, it searched for the keywords Dehumanization, Nursing management, Nurse, Organization in the databases of PubMed, ProQuest, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science for the same time period.
Results: After receiving studies according to the entry and exit criteria by carefully examining the titles and content, the possibility of accessing the full text and removing duplicates, the full text of the remaining 73 articles was carefully examined, which was analyzed at the end of 6 articles in English according to the research objective. There were five quantitative studies and a review study that examined the studies, organizational characteristics, interpersonal factors, perception of dehumanization by the organization, social factors, environmental factors, occupational characteristics and individual factors are all factors that cause organizational dehumanization in nurses.
Conclusion: The study indicates that organizational dehumanization in nursing leads to low job satisfaction, emotional fatigue, psychological stress, decreased organizational commitment, and a desire to leave. It also reduces work engagement, which is vital for work-life quality, psychological well-being, and burnout prevention. Because organizational dehumanization negatively impacts mental health, causing emotional numbness and decreased empathy, it's a critical issue requiring immediate attention. Nursing managers must identify factors that contribute to and protect against organizational dehumanization, 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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