Moral distress and protective work environment for healthcare workers during public health emergencies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public health emergencies, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, put great pressure on healthcare workers (HCW) across the world, possibly increasing the risk of experiencing ethically challenging situations (ECS). Whereas experiencing ECS as a HCW in such situations is likely unavoidable, mitigation of their adverse effects (e.g., moral distress) is necessary to reduce the risk of long-term negative consequences. One possible route of mitigation of these effects is via work environmental factors.

Objectives

The current study aimed to examine: [1] risk factors associated with ECS among HCW [2], intensity of moral distress associated with ECS across various occupational factors (i.e., profession, degree of exposure to patients with Covid-19), and [3] the impact of work en

SUBMITTER: Bondjers K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature