Moral Distress and its Influential Factors in the Nurses of the Nursing Homes in Khorasan Provinces in 2019: A Descriptive-Correlational Study.
Aged
morals
nurses
nursing homes
Journal
Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research
ISSN: 1735-9066
Titre abrégé: Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101558775
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
09
07
2019
revised:
09
11
2019
accepted:
12
05
2020
entrez:
5
10
2020
pubmed:
6
10
2020
medline:
6
10
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Nurses in nursing homes are constantly faced with various moral decisions in terms of elderly care, which in turn causes moral distress. This study aimed to evaluate the moral distress status and its influential factors in the nursing homes in Khorasan provinces, Iran. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 227 nurses engaged in the nursing homes of Khorasan provinces in 2019. The subjects were selected via census sampling. Data were collected using demographic, occupational, and care center characteristics questionnaire and a moral distress questionnaire. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 16 using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis test. The mean (SD) score of moral distress was 28.68 (19.19), and 93.83% of the subjects reported low levels of moral distress. Significant correlations were observed between moral distress and age, work experience, workplace, nurse-physician relations, motivation of the nurses, care facilities, and medical equipment. Furthermore, the highest mean (SD) score of moral distress belonged to the items regarding the lack of work experience 12.19 (3.12). According to the results, moral distress in the nurses of the studied nursing home was relatively low. Despite the favorable outcome of the study, the age discrimination of nurses by nursing homes should not be overlooked.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Nurses in nursing homes are constantly faced with various moral decisions in terms of elderly care, which in turn causes moral distress. This study aimed to evaluate the moral distress status and its influential factors in the nursing homes in Khorasan provinces, Iran.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 227 nurses engaged in the nursing homes of Khorasan provinces in 2019. The subjects were selected via census sampling. Data were collected using demographic, occupational, and care center characteristics questionnaire and a moral distress questionnaire. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 16 using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis test.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The mean (SD) score of moral distress was 28.68 (19.19), and 93.83% of the subjects reported low levels of moral distress. Significant correlations were observed between moral distress and age, work experience, workplace, nurse-physician relations, motivation of the nurses, care facilities, and medical equipment. Furthermore, the highest mean (SD) score of moral distress belonged to the items regarding the lack of work experience 12.19 (3.12).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
According to the results, moral distress in the nurses of the studied nursing home was relatively low. Despite the favorable outcome of the study, the age discrimination of nurses by nursing homes should not be overlooked.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33014744
doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_158_19
pii: IJNMR-25-319
pmc: PMC7494168
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
319-324Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2020 Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Nothing to declare.
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