Effect of empowerment program on moral distress and caregiving behaviors among nurses

Effect of empowerment program on moral distress and caregiving behaviors among intensive care unit nurses in end-of-life patients care

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20211227053551N5

Enrollment

104

Registered

2024-06-08

Start date

2024-07-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

Condition 1: Moral distress. Condition 2: Caring behaviors of nurses.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group, the sessions of the empowerment program for nurses will be held by the researcher during 7 weekly sessions for 45 to 60 minutes. The empo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consent to participate in the study At least one year of work experience in the intensive care unit Failure to pass courses related to ethics up to the last year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to continue participating in the study Absence of more than one session in the course classes

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Moral distress. Timepoint: Immediately, and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Corelli moral distress questionnaire.;Nurses caring behaviors. Timepoint: Immediately, and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pattistelli nurses caring behaviors questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Torabi

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

mtorabi316@gmail.com+98 81 3838 0535

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026