Moral Distress and/or Moral Injury
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: A quantitative study design in the form of a descriptive cross-sectional survey (prevalence survey) by means of an online survey (self-report questionnaire) will be used in sub-study I. A sim
Sponsors
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Postadresse: Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt Pflegedirektion, Stabsstelle Pflegewissenschaft & Praxisentwicklung
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a) three-year trained and/or studied (vocational school and/or university), state-certified nursing professionals b) at the time of the survey, active work in direct patient care in a hospital in Germany c) German language skills that are sufficient for the potential participants to understand both the study informations and explanation letter and the questionnaire content/questions from the interview guide. d) Ability to give informed consent: Written consent to participation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria above.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevalence of Moral Distress and Moral Injury Sub-study I: The primary endpoint is the prevalence of "Moral Injury" and "Moral Distress" among nurses in German acute hospitals. Both phenomena will be assessed simultaneously using validated instruments (G-MISS HP; German version of the Moral Distress Scale). Sub-study II: Qualitative study design. The aim is to understand and explore possible correlations between moral distress and moral injury from the perspective of those affected, together with possible predictors of the occurrence of moral distress and moral injury based on the results of sub-study I. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| not applicable. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAnna-Henrikje Seidlein
Institut für Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
Outcome results
None listed