Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Moral distress in the neonatal intensive care unit : an Italian study / P. Sannino, M. Giannì, G.L. Re, M. Lusignani. - In: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY. - ISSN 0743-8346. - 35:3(2014 Oct 09), pp. 214-217. [10.1038/jp.2014.182]
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency, the intensity and the level of moral distress experienced by nurses working in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
STUDY DESIGN:
We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey involving 472 nurses working in 15 level III NICUs. Frequency, intensity and level of moral distress was evaluated using a modified version of Moral Distress Scale Neonatal-Pediatric Version. Socio-demographic data were also collected.
RESULT:
Four hundred six nurses completed the study material indicating a low-to-moderate experience of moral distress. The situations receiving the highest scores for frequency, intensity and level of moral distress related to the initiation of extensive life-saving actions and participation to the care of ventilator-dependent child. No difference in the mean scores of moral distress was found according to the socio-demographic characteristics investigated.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
P. Sannino, M. Giannì, G.L. Re, M. Lusignani
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