From moral distress to resilient ethical climate among general practitioners: Fostering awareness. A qualitative pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Moral distress in and ethical climate of health care institutions are highly intertwined subjects and have been linked to various quality of care indicators as well as job turnover intentions among health care professionals. Predominantly, both phenomena have been studied in intensive care, palliative and in-hospital settings. We aimed to explore the experience of moral distress by general practitioners (GPs), the role of ethical climate in GP moral distress and how ethical climate and moral distress can result in moral resilience in general practice.

Methods and findings

Between April and October 2021, we interviewed 13 doctors active in general practice in Flanders, Belgium, through semi-structured interviews. Data were processed and analysed using the Qualitati

SUBMITTER: Coremans R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11364290 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature