Family satisfaction and healthcare providers' moral distress in intensive care units: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Healthcare providers in intensive care units face numerous moral distresses due to conflicts between professional principles, personal values, and the demands of patients' families. In contrast, family satisfaction is considered one of the important indicators for evaluating the quality of medical services. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the relationship between healthcare providers' moral distress and family satisfaction in intensive care units. A cross-sectional study was conducted in four intensive care units with the collaboration of 128 family members and 70 healthcare providers (16 physicians and 54 nurses). The samples were selected using an available sampling method according to the inclusion criteria. Data were collected using the moral distress scale and the fam

SUBMITTER: Shojaie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12504557 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature