Levels of Moral Distress among Health Care Professionals Working in Hospital and Community Settings: A Cross Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Moral distress is a concern for all healthcare professionals working in all care settings. Based on our knowledge, no studies explore the differences in levels of moral distress in hospital and community settings. This study aims to examine the level of moral distress among healthcare professional working in community or hospital settings and compare it by demographic and workplace characteristics. This is a cross-sectional study. All the professionals working in the hospitals or community settings involved received personal e-mail invitations to participate in the study. The Moral Distress Thermometer was used to measure moral distress among healthcare professionals. Before data collection, ethical approval was obtained from each setting where the participants were enrolled. The sample of

SUBMITTER: Giannetta N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8701919 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature