Spanish psychometric properties of the moral distress scale-revised: a study in healthcare professionals treating COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Moral distress appears when a healthcare professional is not able to carry out actions in accordance with their professional ethical standards. The Moral Distress Scale-Revised is the most widely used to assess levels of moral distress, but it is not validated in Spanish. The aim of the study is to validate the Spanish version of the Moral Distress Scale - utilised within a sample of Spanish healthcare professionals treating COVID-19 patients.

Methods

The original (english) and the portuguese and french versions of the scale were translated into spanish by native or bilingual researchers and reviewed by an academic expert in ethics and moral philosophy as well as by a clinical expert.

Research design

Descriptive cross-sectional study carried out using a sel

SUBMITTER: Galiana L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180620 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature