A scoping review of moral stressors, moral distress and moral injury in healthcare workers during COVID-19

PL Riedel, A Kreh, V Kulcar, A Lieber… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ethical dilemmas for healthcare workers (HCWs) during pandemics highlight the centrality of
moral stressors and moral distress (MD) as well as potentially morally injurious events …

The psychological impact of COVID-19 on front line nurses: a synthesis of qualitative evidence

S Huerta-González, D Selva-Medrano… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Caring for people with COVID-19 on the front line has psychological impacts for healthcare
professionals. Despite the important psychological impacts of the pandemic on nurses, the …

Moral distress in frontline healthcare workers in the initial epicenter of the COVID‐19 pandemic in the United States: Relationship to PTSD symptoms, burnout, and …

SB Norman, JH Feingold… - Depression and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Little is known about the relationship between moral distress and mental health
problems. We examined moral distress in 2579 frontline healthcare workers (FHCWs) caring …

Alarm fatigue and moral distress in ICU nurses in COVID-19 pandemic

N Asadi, F Salmani, N Asgari, M Salmani - BMC nursing, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Most ICU nurses feel overwhelmed by the variety of alarms at the same time.
Therefore, nurses experience very stressful situations in relation to many responsibilities …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ICU healthcare professionals: a mixed methods study

C Moreno-Mulet, N Sansó, A Carrero-Planells… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The large numbers of patients admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19 has had a
major impact on healthcare professionals. The incidence of mental health disorders among …

Estimation of moral distress among nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Alimoradi, E Jafari, CY Lin, R Rajabi… - Nursing …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Moral distress is a common challenge among professional nurses when caring
for their patients, especially when they need to make rapid decisions. Therefore, leaving …

Chronicling moral distress among healthcare providers during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of mental health strain, burnout, and maladaptive …

CA Wilson, H Metwally, S Heavner… - … Journal of Mental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic has presented many novel situations that have amplified the
presence of moral distress in healthcare. With limited resources to protect themselves …

Nurses' challenges, concerns and unfair requirements during the COVID-19 outbreak

D Sperling - Nursing ethics, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background During disease outbreaks, nurses express concerns regarding the
organizational and social support required to manage role conflicts. Objectives The study …

Association between Moral Distress and Burnout Syndrome in university-hospital nurses

CA Villagran, GL Dalmolin, ELD Barlem… - … Latino-Americana de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: to analyze the association between moral distress and Burnout Syndrome among
nurses in a university hospital. Method: descriptive, analytical study conducted with 269 …

Professional and ethical issues in United States acute care physical therapists treating patients with COVID-19: stress, walls, and uncertainty

RE Ditwiler, LL Swisher, DD Hardwick - Physical therapy, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objective To the authors' knowledge, no peer-reviewed research has explored professional
and ethical issues encountered by physical therapists in treating patients with COVID-19 …