Well-being among health care professionals: A hybrid review, integrative framework, and research agenda
Sachin Tyagi, Shreya Mishra , Ajoy K Dey
High levels of stress and burnout are common mental health issues among health care professionals (HCPs), which were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. These issues hinder the well-being of HCPs, resulting in failures in health care systems. Despite being a crucial phenomenon, there is a lack of comprehensive and consolidated review of well-being among HCPs. This study addresses this research gap by conducting a hybrid systematic review of well-being in healthcare research. By employing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses protocol, the study builds on 213 documents from the Scopus database. It starts with descriptive analysis to provide an evolutionary productivity concerning the domain. Further, a conceptual structure identifies and categorizes the literature into eight major themes: (1) work and life conditions influencing well-being, (2) restoring diminished well-being, (3) dynamics of emotions in well-being, (4) extending job demand-resource model to facilitate well-being, (5) interplay between health care providers and patient’s well-being, (6) workplace relationship and well-being, (7) ideal leadership for well-being, and (8) illusiveness of well-being. These themes were examined to gain an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon and to provide a consolidated integrative framework presenting its antecedents, mediators, moderators, and outcomes at the individual, interpersonal, and organizational levels. The study concludes by outlining five promising future research avenues and discussing the theoretical and practical implications.
Published in: International Journal of Stress Management