Instruments to assess moral distress among healthcare workers: A systematic review of measurement properties

N Giannetta, G Villa, F Pennestrì, R Sala… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background An increasing number of professionals are challenged by the evolution of
modern healthcare and society, often characterized by more expectations with reduced …

Moral distress and perceived community views are associated with mental health symptoms in frontline health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

N Smallwood, A Pascoe, L Karimi, K Willis - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Sudden changes in clinical practice and the altered ability to care for patients
due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with moral distress and mental health …

Gendered and racial experiences of moral distress: A scoping review

A Mũrage, R Morgan, H Samji… - Journal of advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To inform efforts to integrate gender and race into moral distress research, the review
investigates if and how gender and racial analyses have been incorporated in such …

Situating moral distress within relational ethics

S Deschenes, D Kunyk - Nursing ethics, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Nurses may, and often do, experience moral distress in their careers. This is related to the
complicated work environment and the complex nature of ethical situations in everyday …

Levels of moral distress among health care professionals working in hospital and community settings: A cross sectional study

N Giannetta, R Sergi, G Villa, F Pennestrì, R Sala… - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Moral distress is a concern for all healthcare professionals working in all care settings.
Based on our knowledge, no studies explore the differences in levels of moral distress in …

Moral distress in nurses: Resources and constraints, consequences, and interventions

MJ Ghazanfari, A Emami Zeydi, R Panahi… - Clinical …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Moral distress is a complex and challenging issue in the nursing profession that
can negatively affect the nurses' job satisfaction and retention and the quality of patient care …

Physician moral injury in the context of moral, ethical and legal codes

P Day, J Lawson, S Mantri, A Jain, D Rabago… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - jme.bmj.com
After 40 years of attributing high rates of physician career dissatisfaction, attrition,
alcoholism, divorce and suicide to 'burnout', there is growing recognition that these …

Moral distress among frontline physicians and nurses in the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

M Maffoni, E Fiabane, I Setti, S Martelli… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the COVID-19 health emergency, healthcare professionals faced several ethical
demanding job stressors, becoming at particular risk of moral distress. To date, only a few …

Measuring nurses' moral courage: an explorative study

KJP Konings, C Gastmans, OH Numminen… - Nursing …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The 21-item Nurses' Moral Courage Scale was developed and validated in
2018 in Finland with the purpose of measuring moral courage among nurses. Objectives …

[HTML][HTML] Does moral distress in emergency department nurses contribute to intentions to leave their post, specialisation, or profession: a systematic review.

O Boulton, B Farquharson - International Journal of Nursing Studies …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background There is a global shortfall of nurses. Despite national targets to increase nurse
training and retention, the numbers leaving the profession continue to rise. Emergency …