Instruments for measuring emotional assessment in hospital nursing care: a scoping review.

Authors

Frederico Marques Andrade, Lanuza Borges Oliveira, Patrícia Pereira Alves, Maria Eduarda Borges Rodrigues, Carla Silvana de Oliveira E Silva

Published in

Revista brasileira de enfermagem. Volume 79. Pages e20250234. Epub Aug 03, 2026.

Abstract

to analyze the instruments used by nursing professionals in hospital care to measure emotional states.
this scoping review was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines, with a protocol registered in Open Science Framework. The search was performed in MEDLINE (via PubMed), Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Virtual Health Library. Data were organized in EndNote and analyzed using ATLAS.ti web, following Bardin's content analysis technique.
of the 1,335 studies identified, 28 met the inclusion criteria. Twenty-five instruments for assessing emotional states applied to hospital nurses were mapped, most of which were not specific to nursing. Five thematic axes were identified: well-being; stress/burnout; job satisfaction; coping strategies; and interpersonal relationships.
a wide variety of instruments were observed, with a predominance of scales developed in other contexts and a scarcity of tools validated specifically for nursing.

PMID:
42561276
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 07 Aug 2026.

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