RESEARCH ARTICLE
Determinants of Moral Distress Among Mental Health Professionals
Jumana Shehadeh1, *, Obay Almaraira2, Ayman Hamdan-Mansour1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2022Volume: 16
E-location ID: e187443462203030
Publisher ID: e187443462203030
DOI: 10.2174/18744346-v16-e2203030
Article History:
Received Date: 28/7/2021Revision Received Date: 3/1/2022
Acceptance Date: 11/1/2022
Electronic publication date: 11/04/2022
Collection year: 2022
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Abstract
Background:
It is assumed that understanding moral distress and its correlated factors among mental health professionals would enhance understanding of the ethical dilemmas that mental health professionals are confronting.
Objectives:
To identify moral distress determinants among Jordanian mental health professionals working in psychiatric in-patient settings.
Methods:
A cross-sectional descriptive design was used, employing self-administered questionnaire.
Results:
Two- steps multiple hierarchical regression analysis showed that model 1 that includes the demographic characteristics, was significant with R2 = .151, while in model 2 that included demographics and the psychological characteristics of stress factors, it was found to be also significant R2 = .243.
Conclusion:
Morally distressing environments might diminish the quality of psychiatric care provided as well as the job satisfaction among healthcare providers.