THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK ENVIRONMENT AND NURSES' PERFORMANCE, ON STUDIES THAT USED THE VALIDATED INSTRUMENT COPENHAGEN PSYCHOSOCIAL QUESTIONNAIRE (COPSOQ): AN EMPTY SCOPING REVIEW.

OBJECTIVE

Aim: This study was to map the relationship between psychosocial work environment and nurses' performance, on studies that used the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ).

PATIENTS AND METHODS

Materials and Methods: The review intended to answer following questions: 'Can COPSOQ screen completely psychosocial risks of nurses' work environment?' 'Which of these dimensions affect more nurses psychosocial world? A scoping review was developed guided by the JBI methodology and using PRISMA-ScR.

CONCLUSION

Conclusions: Hospital workers, and in particular nurses, are exposed to different risk factors with the most important being psychosocial risks. These arise from problematic work planning, organization and management, as well as from an unhealthy social context of work and may lead to negative psychological, physical and social outcomes. The review highlighted the need for further research using the entire COPSOQ questionnaire in order to fully study the psychosocial risks that nurses face in their work environment.