ArticleRevista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT
The meaning of work for hospital unit nurses: a scoping review.
Article in Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Professional identity development among male psychiatric nurses in China: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Exploring the Dynamics of Perceived Organizational Support, Psychological Safety, and Organizational Justice in Enhancing Nurses' Meaningful Work: A Moderated Mediation Model.Nursing research and practice · 2026Article
- Work Engagement Among Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) in Japan: The Role of Supervisory and Organizational Support.International nursing review · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Over the years, work has become a meaningful activity in the lives of professionals, contributing to social inclusion and personal fulfillment and influencing quality of life. This is particularly true for nurses, for whom work has significant meaning. This study aims to explore how nurses' recognition of the meaning of their work is critical to their job performance. This scoping review was conducted using the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, and American Psychological Association databases. The review included studies in Portuguese, English and Spanish published between 2016 and 2022. The final sample included 10 studies that reported characteristics related to the meaning of work: 56% were qualitative descriptive studies, 22% were cross-sectional, and 22% did not report their design. Most studies were conducted in Brazil (n = 6), followed by China, Japan, and Namibia. Articles were classified and analyzed according to the following categories: sample, description of values or attributes of the meaning of work, and hospital context. The study concludes that nurses perceive meaning in their work through affirmation; exchange of esteem; sharing of information; trust; autonomy; interpersonal relationships; communication; interpersonal relationships with patients; reciprocity; involvement; job satisfaction; opportunities for learning and development; recognition and moral integrity; affective commitment; and stress related to work hours.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.