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Moral distress and its correlates among mental health nurses in J ordan
Author(s) -
Hamaideh Shaher H.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.911
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1447-0349
pISSN - 1445-8330
DOI - 10.1111/inm.12000
Subject(s) - burnout , distress , mental health , psychology , mental distress , job satisfaction , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology
Moral distress has received much attention in international nursing published work in recent years. However, in the published work, little is known about the moral distress of mental health nurses. The aims of this study were to examine the intensity level of moral distress, to identify the best predictors of moral distress, and to examine relationships of moral distress with burnout, job satisfaction, intention to leave the current job, and both demographic and work‐related variables of that group. Employing a descriptive correlational cross‐section design and a convenience sampling method, data were collected using the M oral D istress S cale for P sychiatric N urses, M aslach B urnout I nventory, and J ob S atisfaction S cale from 130 J ordanian mental health nurses working in the largest psychiatric hospital in J ordan. Results showed that the intensity level of moral distress was found to be moderately high, especially in an ‘unethical conduct by caregivers’ subscale. Age, income level, nurses' years of experience, and caseloads correlated significantly and negatively with moral distress, while educational level and intention to leave the current job correlated significantly and positively with moral distress. Interestingly, job satisfaction did not significantly correlate with moral distress. Income level, caseloads, burnout level, attending workshops in mental health, and educational level were the best predictors of moral distress. More studies on moral distress and continuing educational interventional programs aimed at minimizing the levels of moral distress and burnout at institutional and individual level are required.