The role of measurement in moral injury care: latent profiles on the moral injury and distress scale.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although studies of moral injury proliferated over the past decade, few studies have examined common moral injury symptom presentations.

Methods

Data were analyzed from a population-based sample (N = 645) of combat veterans, healthcare workers, and first responders. All participants endorsed exposure to a potentially morally injurious event (PMIE) and completed the Moral Injury and Distress Scale (MIDS).

Results

Latent profile analysis revealed three distinct symptom profiles based on MIDS items assessing psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual symptoms of moral injury. The majority of participants (74.7%, n = 482) reported minimal moral injury symptoms. Approximately one in five participants (20.2%, n = 130) endorsed moderate

SUBMITTER: Griffin BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12861880 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature