A mixed methods study of moral distress among frontline nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study's purpose was to develop an understanding of factors affecting moral distress among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

California-licensed, registered nurses who cared for COVID-19 patients for at least 3 months were recruited for an explanatory concurrent mixed methods study. Data are derived from the first of two surveys administered 3 months apart, including open-ended questions.

Results

Variables with significant bivariate correlations were included as simultaneous predictors in a linear regression model predicting moral distress. The overall model was significant, explaining a substantial portion of the variance in moral distress, but results showed only organizational support and institutional betrayal uniquely predicted moral distre

SUBMITTER: Burton CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10656363 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature