Intensity and frequency of moral distress in Brazilian nurses.

Autor: Ramos FRS; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil., Barth PO; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil., Brehmer LCF; Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil., Dalmolin GL; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil., Vargas MA; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil., Schneider DG; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Jazyk: Portuguese; English
Zdroj: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P [Rev Esc Enferm USP] 2020; Vol. 54, pp. e035578. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 14.
DOI: 10.1590/s1980-220x2018020703578
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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