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Meta-Analysis
. 2023 Oct 27:44:e20220247.
doi: 10.1590/1983-1447.2023.20220247.en. eCollection 2023.

Influence of the ethical climate on workers' health among healthcare professionals: a systematic review

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Taís Carpes Lanes  1 , Graziele de Lima Dalmolin  2 , Augusto Maciel da Silva  3 , Camila Milene Soares Bernardi  1 , Thaís Costa Schutz  1 , Gustavo Magno Baldin Tiguman  4
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Meta-Analysis

Influence of the ethical climate on workers' health among healthcare professionals: a systematic review

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Taís Carpes Lanes et al. Rev Gaucha Enferm. .
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the influence of the ethical climate on workers' health among healthcare professionals.

Method: Systematic review and meta-analysis conducted in MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, SciVerse Scopus (Elsevier), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and Web of Science. Trained reviewers performed the selection, data extraction, and assessment of methodological quality. Meta-analysis was applied for data synthesis.

Results: Among the 2644 studies, 20 were included for analysis, in which three (15.0%) articles were classified as high quality (score ≥ 80%), while 17 (85.0%) were classified as regular (score 50-79%). There was a moderate negative correlation between the ethical climate and overall moral distress (r=-0.43; 95%CI -0.50; -0.36) and the frequency of moral distress (r=-0.36; 95%CI -0.45; -0.25), as well as the positive and strong correlation between ethical climate and job satisfaction (r=0.71; 95%CI 0.39-0.88).

Conclusion: The negative and positive perception of the ethical climate among healthcare professionals, respectively, influenced the increase in moral distress and job satisfaction.

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