Affiliation:
1. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
2. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
Abstract
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the frequency and intensity of moral distress in Brazilian nurses. Method: Cross-sectional study performed with nurses from 27 Brazilian states through application of the Brazilian Moral Distress Scale in Nurses (Portuguese acronym: EDME-Br) and descriptive statistical analysis. Results: Participation of 1,226 Brazilian nurses in the study. The intensity and frequency of overall moral distress were rated as moderate level, with averages of 3.08 (± 1.45) and 2.94 (± 1.37), respectively. Specifically, the highest intensity and frequency was related to the factors Acknowledgement, power and professional identity and Work teams, while the lowest was related to the factor Defense of values and rights. Conclusion: Moral distress occurs in precarious work environments, with little expressiveness of the nurses’ role. One highlights the importance of the problem in terms of its amplitude and multicausality, reaching professionals acting in different work contexts.
Reference29 articles.
1. Collective strategy for facing occupational risks of a nursing team;Loro MM;Rev Esc Enferm USP,2017
2. Toward interventions to address moral distress Navigating structure and agency;Musto LC;Nurs Ethics,2015
3. Effects of moral distress on nurses Integrative literature review;Ramos FRS;Cogitare Enferm,2016
4. Nursing workloads in family health implications for universal access;Pires DEP;Rev Latino Am Enfermagem,2016
5. Validation of a moral distress instrument in nurses of primary health care;Barth PO;Rev Latino Am Enfermagem,2018
Cited by
12 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献