title: Moral distress among healthcare professionals at a health system.
abstract: Moral distress is increasingly recognized as a problem affecting healthcare professionals. If not addressed, it may create job dissatisfaction, withdrawal from the moral dimensions of patient care, or even leaving the profession. Using the 21-Moral Distress Scale-Revised to assess moral distress, 323 surveys were received from 5 healthcare disciplines. The overall results showed that all disciplines experienced moderate to high actual moral distress, related to similar and/or different patient care situations.
authors: Bioethics & Palliative Care, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL 33176, USA. rosea@baptisthealth.net
authors: Rose
authors: R
authors: Allen
authors: Tanya
authors: T
authors: Judkins-Cohn
authors: Raul
authors: R
authors: deVelasco
authors: Edwina
authors: E
authors: Forges
authors: Rosemary
authors: R
authors: Lee
authors: Laurel
authors: L
authors: Clark
authors: Maggie
authors: M
authors: Procunier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009014:Morals; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States