Corbella Gaia, Pierobon Antonia, Maffoni Marina
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Psychology Unit of Montescano Institute, Montescano, Italy.
Health Psychol Rep. 2025 Mar 4;13(2):111-132. doi: 10.5114/hpr/199541. eCollection 2025.
The wellbeing of healthcare professionals is a topic of utmost importance in public health, given the close connection between healthcare professionals' mental health and their ability to provide high-quality care. A promising protective resource is the concept of "meaning in life" (MiL), defined as the extent to which people give meaning and purpose to their lives. A systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA statement on three databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science), searching for MiL and its influence on wellbeing among healthcare professionals. Only quantitative and qualitative research papers published in English-language peer-reviewed journals from 2000 to 2022 were considered eligible. Initially, 842 papers were retrieved. After the removal of duplicates, screening (title, abstract, full text) and quality check, 19 articles were included in the review. A narrative summary and description of the findings were given. The main findings demonstrate that a variety of sociodemographic variables (i.e. age, gender) and personality traits (i.e. self-esteem, attachment style, functional coping strategies, optimism, hope, social support) can positively impact fostering MiL, which, in turn, prevents psychological malaise. Moreover, for the majority of healthcare professionals, their work serves as a crucial source for sustaining personal MiL. Thus, workplace health promotion interventions should focus on the dimension of MiL, which can potentially act as a protective factor to preserve and improve the wellbeing of healthcare workers.
鉴于医疗保健专业人员的心理健康与其提供高质量护理的能力之间存在密切联系，他们的福祉是公共卫生领域极为重要的一个话题。一个有前景的保护性资源是“生活意义”（MiL）的概念，它被定义为人们赋予其生活意义和目的的程度。根据PRISMA声明，对三个数据库（PubMed、Scopus、科学网）进行了系统综述，搜索生活意义及其对医疗保健专业人员福祉的影响。仅考虑2000年至2022年在英文同行评审期刊上发表的定量和定性研究论文。最初检索到842篇论文。在去除重复项、进行筛选（标题、摘要、全文）和质量检查后，19篇文章被纳入综述。对研究结果进行了叙述性总结和描述。主要研究结果表明，各种社会人口统计学变量（即年龄、性别）和人格特质（即自尊、依恋风格、功能性应对策略、乐观、希望、社会支持）可以对培养生活意义产生积极影响，进而预防心理不适。此外，对于大多数医疗保健专业人员来说，他们的工作是维持个人生活意义的关键来源。因此，职场健康促进干预措施应侧重于生活意义这一维度，它有可能作为一种保护因素来维护和改善医护人员的福祉。
